Robert O'Donoghue KC

Robert O'Donoghue KC is an advocate with extensive experience of competition law, EU law, utility regulation, and related aspects of commercial and public law. He has appeared in major cases in the High Court, Competition Appeal Tribunal, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, EU Courts, Irish courts, Hong Kong courts, international arbitral bodies, and in oral hearings before competition authorities and sectoral regulators in these matters. He is a also leading advocate in collective proceedings in the UK, having secured the largest number of certified cases. He also frequently gives expert evidence on his areas of expertise before foreign courts and arbitral bodies, including in recent actions in Canada, Israel, and Sweden. Whilst his practice focuses mainly on private clients, Robert also frequently acts for public authorities within and outside the EU, including in Hong Kong, Australia, and Ireland.

Robert is also a full member of the Brussels Bar, and so retains full rights of audience in the EU Courts and the courts of the EU Member States