The competition disputes team at Addleshaw Goddard combines expertise in both antitrust law and high-value litigation, acting for major corporates across a wide range of sectors. Notably, the group is active on both the claimant and defendant sides of collective and class actions. The team is particularly involved in pan-European cartel defence mandates and consumer-facing sector disputes, including in the financial services, retail, automotive, and energy sectors. Practice head Mark Molyneux is a leading figure in competition disputes before the UK courts, while Paul Chaplin is highly experienced in competition cases across consumer-facing industries.
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Testimonials
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‘Super team of lawyers who have the capacity to handle the largest disputes. ’
‘Mark Molyneux -Partner heads the team - he is a top rate litigator. Easy to deal with; pragmatic and a great strategist
- 'Richard Wise - Partner - gifted lawyer with great personal skills. He has a real expertise in the funding and ATE market which features heavy in competition litigation claims.'
- 'Sam Haigh - Partner - very switched on. Technically brilliant.'
‘Strong partner line-up. Wide range of litigation and competition experience across many sectors.'
‘Paul Chaplin - very sharp litigation brain with extensive competition experience. Jake Minards-Tonge - across the whole case, fully aware of how issues in one part of the case affect other parts of the case. ’
‘Addleshaw Goddard has a stand-out competition litigation practice which works on some of the most high profile cases. ’
‘Mark Molyneux works on competition litigation matters and is an excellent strategist. ’
'The Addleshaw Goddard team is really outstanding – exceptional teamwork, especially strong on complex cases.'
'In the cases I have worked with them on, they have embedded themselves with the clients and brought together strong teams of third party experts.'
Key clients
- The Road Haulage Association Limited
- SouthEastern
- Allergan plc
- SSE
- BMW dealers
- Lidl GB
- GLOBAL-365
- Swatch Group AG
- JD Sports Fashion plc
- Deckers UK Limited
Work highlights
Advising the Road Haulage Association Limited in relation to the RHA's collective/class action proceedings.
Defending the NKT group of companies in collective/class action proceedings.
Acting for SE Trains Limited, defending the class action brought by Gutmann in relation to Boundary Fares.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Mark Molyneux
Other key lawyers
Rona Bar-Isaac; Samantha Haigh; Paul Chaplin; Jake Minards-Tonge; James Currie; Becky Green