In recent months, Travers Smith LLP has undertaken a significant volume of high-profile competition damages litigation, advising clients across the financial services, automotive, technology, and shipping industries, among others. Caroline Edwards has extensive experience litigating multijurisdictional cases in the CAT and the appeal courts. 'Sharp, straight to the point, and very responsive', Nigel Seay is noted for his EU and UK merger control and antitrust investigations expertise. Stephen Whitfield maintains a diverse practice working with clients from a litany of industries, while Huw Jenkin notably advises on a number of individual and collective claims, including contested certification applications. Both Barney Stannard and Joseph Moore are capable of assisting with challenging class action cases, while Ingrid Hodgskiss‘ competition damages focus is strengthened by her previous experience at the CMA.
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‘Travers Smith is simply outstanding in this space. Their innovative and strategic brilliance in this sector was underlined by the epic victory the firm achieved in the Supreme Court in the leapfrog appeal to the Supreme Court in the Trucks litigation (the PACCAR appeal), which rocked the litigation funding sector.'
‘Huw Jenkin is a fabulous competition lawyer and one of the City of London's outstanding litigators. He has incredible client care skills and strategic vision coupled with a sophisticated legal brain.'
- 'Super-smooth, Caroline Edwards is an enormously experienced litigator who brings a unique perspective to competition litigation with highly sophisticated analysis and strategic vision. She has unparalleled knowledge of the market and clients adore her.’
‘Huw Jenkin is intelligent, great to work with, sees the bigger picture. Caroline Edwards is intelligent, great to work with, pragmatic and commercial. Joseph Moore is intelligent, great to work with, and has an excellent command of the detail.’
‘Very good in competition litigation, thoughtful and proactive.’
‘Nigel Seay is sharp, straight to the point, and very responsive.’
‘Ingrid Hodgkiss is easy to work with, pragmatic, and collegiate.’
Key clients
- DAF Trucks
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen
- Toyoda Gosei
- Nomura International
- Sports Direct
- Schott Glass
- Innolux Corporation
- Small World Financial Services
Work highlights
- Advising Nomura on its application to the EU General Court for annulment of the European Commission's Decision.
- Acting for a European truck manufacturer in defence of multiple damages claims brought before the English courts arising from the European Commission's Trucks decision.
- Issuing proceedings against Newcastle United alleging abuse of dominance.
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Practice head
Nigel Seay; Caroline Edwards
Other key lawyers
Stephen Whitfield; Huw Jenkin; Barney Stannard; Joseph Moore; Ingrid Hodgskiss