Expertise
Having worked at a leading silver circle firm, Ian has extensive experience of complex, large-scale competition litigation, with particular expertise in European Commission follow-on claims at the High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal.
In recent years, Ian has worked on a number of high-profile cartel claims spanning a range of industries such as power cables, foreign exchange and truck manufacturers. He has also worked on two carriage claims arising from the recent surge of CPO litigation.
Experience
- Worked on a large number of concurrent CAT proceedings, involving both follow-on and collective proceedings. In particular, he assisted on simultaneous claims from various utility companies against a power cable manufacturer based in England and Italy with total overcharge in the region of £500m.
- Assisted extensively in various CAT proceedings arising from a cartel between truck manufacturers, including an ongoing CPO litigation which has received certification.
- Experienced in general commercial litigation and has worked on proceedings from a range of industries including construction, banking, tax and private client litigation. In particular, he has assisted on a matter advising the trustee of a group of large pharmaceutical companies with a value in the region of £2bn.
- Seconded to an in-house client to advise on data protection and GDPR compliance.