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UK Guide 2023
London (Firms) Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
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Provided by Stewarts

We act in the most high-profile competition cases in the UK and Europe.

Our clients include FTSE 100, FTSE 250 companies and global corporations.

We act on behalf of major enterprises on all aspects of competition litigation for claimants and defendants, specialising in claims relating to cartels or abuse of a dominant position. Our clients’ claims are often connected to regulatory decisions made by US, EU, UK and other national competition authorities. We advise clients by evaluating the benefits of taking action or defending claims brought or threatened against them.

Our team has cutting-edge expertise in this rapidly developing field. We have an impressive track record of successfully taking cases to trial in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. We remain the only law firm to have successfully acted for a group of claimants at trial and subsequent appeals in a competition damages context.

Our lawyers have unrivalled experience in putting together innovative costs arrangements. The use of third party funding, after-the-event insurance and risk-sharing fee agreements enables our clients to manage risk and litigate from a position of financial strength.

Most anti-competitive activity is on an international scale and we have strategic alliances with handpicked law firms around the world to enable our clients to take a cross-border approach to litigation.

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What the team is known for

Stewarts offers a dedicated competition litigation team able to handle high-value proceedings on behalf of domestic and multinational clients from the technology, energy and retail industries. It often assists clients with collective actions, cartel damages claims and opt-out class actions.

Work Highlights

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  • Represented Gemalto in its claim against Infineon Technologies for competition infringement in relation to the smartcard chips cartel.

Strengths

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"They have a laser focus on getting the right result for their clients."

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"They are tackling complex cases at a very detailed level."

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"The team is smart, efficient and easy to work with."

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Notable Practitioners

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Kate Pollock
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Kate Pollock
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Acting as head of Stewarts Law's competition litigation department, Kate Pollock is particularly active on collective damages claims and opt-out class actions. She represents claimants from the retail, technology and construction sectors in cartel follow-on damages proceedings.
"Kate Pollock is excellent. She has great commercial acumen, is a clever litigator and is extremely easy to work with.""She is smart and straightforward.""She is very astute and a great team leader."

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Members

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Inge Forster

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Kate Pollock

Head of Department

Kirsty Bourke

Leah Keen

Mark Lewis

Matthew Akroyd

Matthew Tighe

Shereen Zaki

Stuart Carson

Tom Elsey

William McGahey