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Derek Spitz is a leading junior who specialises in commercial litigation, competition, with particular expertise in individual and collective private actions for damages, and international arbitration, regularly representing clients from a range of industries including aerospace, banking and finance, oil and gas, mining, pharmaceutical, retail, tech and telecommunications.
With substantial experience in heavy and complex, high value claims, Derek regularly appears as sole counsel, leading counsel or as part of a larger team in proceedings before the CAT, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well as in arbitrations under UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC and AFSA Rules.
Ranked in Chambers UK and the Legal 500 continuously, for several years, in the fields of Commercial Litigation and Competition Law, before being called to the English Bar Derek was a leading junior at the Johannesburg Bar where he continues to be a member with expertise in South African law.
Recent work includes appearing in Le Patourel v BT on behalf 2.3 million BT customers in the high profile £1bn+ collective proceedings; Interchange – representing various claimants in numerous proceedings including Sainsbury’s (High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court); Ocado (CAT) and on behalf of Merchants in the multi-billion collective proceedings lawsuits “the Commercial Card Claims” (CAT); and Stellantis v Autoliv on behalf of the Defendants in a substantial stand-alone claim concerning alleged cartel conduct.
Called to the English Bar in 2001, Lincoln’s Inn; practised as an advocate in commercial, competition and public law at the Johannesburg Bar.
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Derek Spitz advises claimants and defendants on private actions for competition law damages, particularly those arising from cartels. Spitz also assists clients with abuse of dominance cases. Spitz has recently acted on the claimant side of several high-value collective action proceedings against financial services companies.
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He's delightful to work with and a very good cross-examiner. He's very calm in court and he does the prep. He's a real asset to have on the team.
He is great - really clever and very measured, with a nice advocacy style. His cross-examination is brilliant; he has a silent assassin approach.
He's very good at competition law. He has impeccable judgement and chooses shots well. He's the full package, really.
He's delightful to work with and a very good cross-examiner. He's very calm in court and he does the prep. He's a real asset to have on the team.
He is great - really clever and very measured, with a nice advocacy style. His cross-examination is brilliant; he has a silent assassin approach.
He's very good at competition law. He has impeccable judgement and chooses shots well. He's the full package, really.