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What are the most significant cases or transactions that your legal team has recently been involved in?

Vodafone UK legal team has participated in multiple cases recently. Firstly, Phones 4U (P4U) sued UK mobile network operators and their parent companies, alleging collusion to drive P4U from the market. The trial was split into two sections, between breach, and causation and damages. The breach trial lasted 11 weeks and took place in summer 2022. The value of the claim is alleged at approximately £1bn. Proceedings included a determination on the use of personal data by the Court of Appeal. Secondly, in 2021, Vodafone launched EVO, a unique customer-focused mobile proposition, which split the traditional mobile contract model by separating handsets and airtime, giving greater flexibility to consumers. As well as providing all the legal support for this proposition, Vodafone’s legal team played a significant role in securing a finance conduct authority license. Thirdly, Vodafone is teaming up with BAI to deliver mobile connectivity on the London underground. BAI’s concession lasts 20 years and will see investment of more than £1bn in the network. This agreement will enable Vodafone customers to remain digitally connected wherever they are on the underground through high-speed 4G and 5G mobile connectivity.

How important is choosing to work with external lawyers who align with your company’s values? Are you likely to reconsider what firms you work with based on this?

Vodafone passionately believes in the power of new communications networks and technologies to change our society for the better. Everyone has a right to enjoy the benefits of a more connected, digitally enabled world. We also aim to be a wonderful place to work, offering market-leading maternity and paternity leave policies, and are immensely proud to offer equal working opportunities regardless of race, nationality, cultural background, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religious or political belief.

Our mission is of paramount importance to our selection of panel firms and the barristers we instruct, who represent the wider Vodafone legal community. It is imperative that our legal partners understand our mission and are as passionate about it as we are. This is reflected in the way we expect our advisors to represent Vodafone in transactions, disputes and transformation projects, and in their wider business activities. Our mission also guides our extended relationships with panel firms, including the diversity and inclusion we demand from them, social mobility initiatives and a restless drive to improve our digital society. Our panel selection process reflects our mission and gives prominence to credentials in relation to diversity and inclusion and the environment.

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Vodafone Greece is a member of the Vodafone Group, one of the largest telecommunications groups in the world. Among mobile operator groups globally, Vodafone ranked fourth (behind China Mobile, Bharti...

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‘The ultimate goal of the Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) legal team is to provide excellent and pragmatic advice and support, to ensure that Vodafone meets its objectives with acceptable levels...

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Jan Klouda, general counsel and member of the board of directors, leads a legal team at Vodafone Czech Republic that continues to impress due to its expertise and achievements in...

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Given the fast-paced nature of the telecommunications industry, Vodafone Qatar is continually required to evolve its business and its areas of commercial focus to ensure it keeps pace with a...

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With nine lawyers and one company secretary, Vodafone Ireland’s in-house legal function has grown significantly in recent years, as the company continues to innovate in new markets and technologies. Supported...

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Vodafone India employs a sizeable operational legal team comprised of 55 in-house legal professionals based across the country. With an exciting blend of young and up-and-coming professionals and more experienced...

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Led by one of the most respected GCs in the business, Rosemary Martin, the Vodafone legal team received a huge number of nominations for the 2018 GC Powerlist, with both...

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