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Stewarts Law LLP Offices
9 BOND COURT
LEEDS
LS1 2JZ
England
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Kate Pollock
Work Department
Position
Partner and Head of Competition Litigation.
Described by The Legal 500 as “a superb litigator: smart, strategic and level-headed”, 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.
Representative cases include:
- Acting for major retailers in multi-billion pound claims against MasterCard and Visa
- Acting for multi-national building materials manufacturer in its claim arising from the Trucks Cartel
- Acting for a global wholesaler of IT products and services in a multi-million claim arising from the worldwide Liquid Crystal Displays Cartel
- Acting for global corporation in its claim arising from the Smart Cart Chips Cartel
- Acting for a major power company in a multi-million claim relating to the High Voltage Power Cables cartel
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Leading individuals)Stewarts Law LLP has ‘fantastic strength and depth in heavy commercial litigation’, acting on high-profile and high-value claims, with expertise in corporate and commercial litigation, civil fraud, cartel damages, and IT disputes. Blue-chip clients including Marks & Spencer frequently instruct the team. ‘Fantastic lawyer and great leader‘ Mo Bhaskaran 
is the head of the team, specialising in fraud cases. ‘Super litigator’ Kate Pollock is a key practitioner within the team, acting on some of the highest-value competition damage claims nationally.
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
(Leading individuals)Stewarts Law LLP houses a ‘highly skilled, highly motivated’ practice, which regularly appears in damages claims before the Supreme Court and the CAT. The group acts for notable clients, including Marks & Spencer Plc and QVC UK. Practice head Kate Pollock is a ‘wonderful, brilliant litigator’ who advises a number of domestic and European corporates on claims arising from abuse of a dominant position and cartel activity. ‘Superb technician’ Inge Forster primarily focuses on European disputes, particularly in relation to multi-party claims involving several and joint liability within the energy sector. The ‘super smart‘ Stuart Carson handles a broad range of cases, including jurisdiction challenges before the Court of Appeal, and large-scale pan-European claims. The team is bolstered by in-house economist Mark Lewis.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution
- Leading individuals Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant