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Dr Edward Cardington
Work Department
Group Actions, Commercial Litigation
Position
Partner
Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP)
Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA)
Career
Edward is one of the founding partners of Milberg London and has over 12 years’ experience of resolving complex, high-value commercial disputes for clients. Career highlights include acting for Richard Lloyd in his ground-breaking data breach group action against Google and acting for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets in its successful action against Mastercard in relation to unlawful credit card charges. He leads the Milberg London teams in the Mercedes, Vauxhall and BMW diesel emissions litigation.
In common with the rest of the Milberg London senior team, Edward spent almost a decade in Mishcon de Reya’s market-leading litigation practice, with a particular specialism in civil fraud litigation and injunctive relief. Prior to that, he trained in the London office of the global law firm Jones Day. This has given him deep experience of acting not only for claimants but also for the corporate defendants Milberg London typically pursues. Former clients include major European banks, FTSE-100 listed retailers and international players in a range of sectors including manufacturing and natural resource extraction. Understanding the mindset and tactics of large corporate defendants is a key advantage in litigating against them.
Prior to entering the law, Edward worked as a research scientist and has a particular specialty in litigation with detailed scientific, technical or quantitative evidence. He has conduct of the engineering expert evidence on behalf of all the Claimant law firms in the Mercedes, Vauxhall and BMW diesel emissions litigation. He has an active interest in emerging technologies, such as large language models and other forms of artificial intelligence, and how these can be applied to the practice of law. He holds a PhD in environmental chemistry from the University of Cambridge and a first-class master’s degree in earth sciences from the University of Oxford.
Edward’s expertise includes:
Group Litigation: Claimant
Commercial Litigation
Civil Fraud
Languages
English
Education
MESc in Earth Sciences from University of Oxford, 1998 to 2002
PhD in Stable Isotope Geochemistry from University of Cambridge, 2002 to 2006
Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course from BPP Law School London, 2006 to 2008
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
Milberg London plays a leading role in the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation against major car manufacturers. The team boasts extensive court experience and is regularly called upon to lead in the handling of expert evidence and technical issues. Noting a particular increase in claims within the gaming space, the practice is also active in group litigation in the competition sector. With an established track record in commercial litigation, James Oldnall specialises in claims against significant institutional defendants. Natasha Pearman leads the firm’s competition litigation team and focuses her practice on consumer protection, particularly related to data dominance. Noted for his background in environmental matters, head of the group litigation practice Edward Cardington is leading the firm’s work in the diesel emissions cases. Polly Blenkin is another key contact on the team, along with Nicola Vinovrski, who spearheads the firm’s work on the Vauxhall emissions case. Nicola Little plays an active role in claimant group actions and commercial litigation.