CMS acts for clients in follow-on damages claims for companies in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals claims. The firm is also well-versed in the tech, media, sport and energy sectors, regularly advising clients on CAT appeals and UK subsidy litigation. The team is jointly led by Brian Sher, who focuses on follow-on claims with experience in the energy sector, and Kenny Henderson, who advises on class actions and abuse of dominance claims.
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Key clients
- Microsoft
- Alliance Pharma Plc
- Cadent Gas
- Porsche
- Samsung
- Jaguar Land Rover
- GSK
- Octopus Energy Group
- ParentPay
- ESS
- Leicester City Football Club
- International Tin Association
Work highlights
Defending Microsoft in one of the largest collective proceedings ever filed in the UK.
Instructed by Porsche, a defendant in a standalone claim brought by Eurospares, a parts reseller claiming damages and injunctive relief for infringement of the Chapter I and II Prohibitions in the Competition Act 1998.
Advising Cadent Gas, the UK’s largest gas distributor in connection with its appeal of a significant part of Ofgem’s RIIO-3 price control settlement.
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Practice head
Brian Sher; Kenny Henderson