Competition litigation is high on the political and business agendas within Europe. The competition authorities are seeking to encourage companies into taking a more proactive approach to tackling anti-competitive behaviour in their sectors. There are many routes through which parties can pursue a claim for anti-competitive behaviour. The national competition authorities and specialist tribunals such as the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) offer one solution, while private enforcement through the courts is being increasingly promoted as a viable alternative.
In this developing legal landscape, companies require high-quality legal support. Herbert Smith is ideally placed to work with you, offering:
- a specialist and dedicated team comprising leading practitioners
- cutting-edge experience of the latest developments in private enforcement
- strong track record of delivering results for clients in high value court cases
The team is at the forefront of developments in competition litigation; for example, we have acted on some of the first private enforcement cases within the National Courts, and on a considerable number of cases before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
Generally, the team has experience including cases before the CAT, UK Courts, European Courts of Justice, the WTO and US Courts, working with clients in a broad range of industries including telecoms, pharmaceuticals, media, energy, IT and leisure.
Finally, our capability is underpinned by the unquestioned quality of our competition and litigation practices.
Details about our relationships with US clients and law firms.
"Clients put the group's success down to the fact that the lawyers can be relied upon to 'spot all the related issues and have commerciality built into their advice. They don't just deliver X, but Y and Z as well.' "
Chamber UK 2007
"The group continues to enjoy success in important disputes with the EC"
Chambers Global 2006