UK Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Samantha Ward, Ben Jasper, Oliver Carroll and Bethany Downey Clifford Chance LLP Clifford Chance LLP is one of the world’s largest law firms. The firm’s antitrust litigation group has handled many of the most significant antitrust damages claims over the past 30 years before the High Court and the CAT. It has particular experience in taking these cas - es to trial, most recently having secured victory for EE in defence of a standalone claim brought by the administrators of Phones 4u. It also has a long history of representing clients before the appellate courts, in - cluding leading substantive cases on alleged unfair
pricing, concerted practices, and cartels, as well as on procedural issues relating to limitation, summary judgment/strikeout and the recoverability of costs. Alongside its antitrust damages experience, Clifford Chance also represents clients in appeals against CMA decisions before the CAT, having acted in more of these than any other firm in the UK in recent years and overturning both cartel findings and abuse of dominance cases.
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Samantha Ward is a partner in Clifford Chance’s litigation and dispute resolu - tion group. She heads the antitrust litigation practice in London and has extensive experience in representing defendants and claimants in follow-on
Oliver Carroll is a senior associate in Clifford Chance’s litigation and
dispute resolution group, focusing on antitrust litigation and investigations. Oliver also advises on administrative law and public policy matters. His recent experience includes acting for Epic Games in proceedings against Google in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and a defendant in follow-on ongoing proceedings brought by UK Supermarkets related to the European Commission’s Salmon Cartel investigation.
and standalone competition litigation. Recently, Sam acted for EE in its successful defence of a claim by Phones 4u (in administration) against several mobile network operators alleging collusion. More recently, an appeal brought by Phones4U was dismissed in its entirety by the Court of Appeal. Sam has also had senior secondments to the CMA and Bank of Eng - land. Representing leading football agencies, she recently overturned a fee cap proposed by FIFA which was found to be an abuse and a buyers’ cartel.
Bethany Downey is an associate in Clifford Chance’s litigation and dispute resolution group, advising on a broad range of contentious matters, with a particular focus on antitrust litigation and group actions. Bethany’s
Ben Jasper is a partner in Clifford Chance’s litigation and dispute resolution group. Highlights of his experience include acting for Pfizer in its appeals to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and before the Court of
experience includes advising clients on allegations of excessive pricing, the exchange of commercially sensitive information and applications for leniency. Bethany has recently returned from secondment to BT Group plc, where she advised on the Le Patourel and Gutmann collective actions brought against BT and provided litigation and competition law advice to the business more broadly.
Appeal in the leading unfair pricing case (Flynn Pharma and Pfizer v CMA) as well as overturning the CMA’s decision which had found a cartel in the supply of Prochlorperazine. He also acted for EE in its successful defence of a claim by Phones 4u (in administration) against a number of mobile network operators alleging collusion.
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