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Edward Coulson

Work Department
Competition Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Ed advises on complex competition litigation and class actions. His practice is focused on collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, cartel damages actions, abuse of dominance claims, and other competition and regulatory disputes, regularly involving group claims. Ed has been at the forefront of major competition litigation for the last 15 years. He and his team won Litigation Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2023 for their win at trial in the first UK Trucks claim, now the leading cartel damages judgment in the UK.
Collective actions are growing in competition law disputes and Ed has acted both for and against large claimant groups. Ed has also acted both for and against claimants whose claims are funded by litigation funders. Understanding the practical and commercial dynamics of group and funded litigation, as Ed does, is vital to achieving successful outcomes in these cases.
Ed’s substantial competition litigation experience includes:
Cartel infringement claims – claimant side – acting for lead claimants in three of the most significant UK cartel damages cases of the last decade: Trucks, Air Cargo, and Gas Insulated Switchgear. Ed is at the forefront of the Trucks cartel litigation, currently acting for six separate corporate claimants including the first case to be brought in England.
Cartel infringement claims – defendant side – acting for defendants in multi-national Cathode Ray Tubes follow-on claim and against a claimant group stand-alone claim for alleged FX market collusion.
Abuse of dominance claims – acting for defendant in stand-alone allegation of tying, resolved at mediation; acting for defendant in high value stand-alone claim for damages and loss of chance profits arising from alleged pricing abuses.
Ed also advises on commercial and contractual disputes, including claims arising out of corporate and financial transactions. He has experience both of settling disputes by negotiation and mediation as well as conducting multi-party litigation before the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Ed has a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law, is qualified as a Solicitor Advocate and is an Italian speaker. He is active in using technology and innovation to enhance client service delivery.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
Lauded for its ‘commercial and technical’ approach, the team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is adept at providing extensive strategic competition advice to its diverse roster of clients. The ‘exceptional’ Andrew Hockley – currently based in Sydney – leads the global antitrust practice, and brings vast experience in the regulated utilities and energy sectors. The UK antitrust practice is led by Edward Coulson , who is noted for his focus on competition litigation and class actions.
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
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