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Ms Natasha Pearman
Work Department
Group Actions, Competition Litigation, Litigation Funding
Position
Partner and Head of Competition Litigation
Career
Natasha is a Partner at Milberg London and is the driving force behind the firm’s Competition Litigation practice. She has a particular interest in issues relating to the interplay between competition, consumer protection and data protection law in the context of data dominance and platforms. Before joining Milberg London, she represented clients from a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, construction, financial services, retail and digital.
Natasha developed and led the opt-out consumer collective action – Justin Le Patourel v BT. The first standalone collective action to be successfully certified by the UK’s specialist court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and a key case in the development of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s collective actions regime.
Natasha is currently instructed on an abuse of dominance claim against Sony PlayStation acting for Alex Neill Class Representative in relation to a claim on behalf of 8.9 million UK consumers for excessive pricing on digital games and in-game content.
Natasha joined Milberg London to build its competition practice with a focus on consumer redress and holding to account companies that have infringed competition law. Natasha has standout expertise in securing litigation funding and after the event insurance for group claims.
Natasha helped set up and is the Treasurer for The Collective Redress Lawyers Association(CORLA, of which Milberg London is a founding member). She is also an advisory board member to Lexverify an AI powered compliance solution.
Languages
English
Memberships
Collective Redress Lawyers Association (Treasurer)
Law Society Competition Law Forum
Education
Bsc (Hons) Cellular and Molecular Biology, Sheffield Hallam University (2002 – 2005)
GDL, LPC from Nottingham Law School (2005 – 2007)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
(Leading partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Group litigation: Claimant London > Dispute resolution