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Kate Pollock
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Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant

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Kate specialises in competition litigation, in particular cartel damages claims, including acting for 12 major retailers in multi-billion pound claims against MasterCard and Visa.

Kate has significant experience of complex and high-value commercial disputes, both in the UK and overseas, most recently acting for major corporates based in France, Sweden and Slovenia. Her clients span the retail, manufacturing, aviation and energy sectors.

Career

Kate trained at Travers Smith in London. She joined Wragge & Co in 1999, moving to Walker Morris in 2006. Kate joined Stewarts in 2011 and was made a partner in 2012.

Personal

Kate enjoys skiing, particularly in North America.

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Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant - London (Firms)

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Kate Pollock of Stewarts remains one of the leading individuals for high-profile competition damages actions, with notable experience representing claimants in follow-on actions arising from European Commission decisions in cartel cases. She has a number of clients from the retail sector and is well versed in issues in the technology and finance sector. She has experience both representing class representatives in mass claims and acting for stand-alone claimants.

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Kate Pollock is an excellent solicitor with very fine judgement and client management skills combined with a quality for motivating and inspiring her team.

Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant respondent
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Kate Pollock is absolutely brilliant. She is great with clients, absolutely diligent, reactive and a great team leader. Her diligence trickles down to the team.

Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant respondent
UK

Kate Pollock is a highly experienced litigator who has a strong commercial sense of the likely success of a potential claim.

Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant respondent
UK

She is very strategic and commercial but also incredibly good at dealing with clients, the other side, counsel and the court.

Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant respondent
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Kate Pollock makes competition law straightforward. She is available, easy to put in front of clients, pragmatic and commercial.

Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant respondent
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