The Competition Collective Actions Forum 2025 - 3rd Annual

The only Forum dedicated to UK ‘Collective’ Competition Litigation

In-person | 5 June 2025 | One Whitehall Place

 

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Agenda

Registration
09:15

Chairperson’s Welcome
09:45

Boris Bronfentrinker, Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year
10:00

  • An overview of the cases before the CAT and Court of Appeal: key decisions
  • Assessing the UK’s Competition Collective Action Regime and where further development are expected and needed
  • A look at Collective Actions currently at the trial stage
  • Other procedural innovations

Sarina Williams, Partner
Linklaters

Stella Gartagani, Counsel
Hausfeld

Assessing Trials and Early Judgments in the Collective Actions Regime
10:40

  • ​​​​​​Key takeaways from the BT - Le Patourel and other early Judgements
  • What the early judgments say about excessive pricing as an area for competition collective actions
  • Where are we with pass-on cases?

Sarah Houghton, Partner
Mishcon de Reya

Patrick Boylan, Partner, Head of the UK Dispute Resolution Group
Simmons & Simmons

Mark Padley, Special Counsel
Milbank

Andy Parkinson, Senior Vice President
Compass Lexecon

Sam Williams, Director
Economic Insight

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:35

Exploring Practical Challenges for Distribution and Communication with the Class
11:55

  • Assessing class communication strategy following the Gutmann Boundary Fares settlement
  • The role of funders in the settlement process
  • Building effective distribution plans in preparation for judgement /settlement
  • Challenges and concerns for class communication at the distribution stage

Dorothea Antzoulatos, Director
Charles Lyndon

Natasha Pearman, Partner
Milberg London

Loree Kovach, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Client Technology
Epiq (US)

Examining the Role of Experts in Collective Proceedings
12:40

  • Assessing the use of expert evidence in collective competition claims so far
  • Differences and additional work required for collective actions vs non-collective proceedings
  • The expert’s role in certification and impact on the use of expert evidence
  • Applying relevant lessons from non-collective proceedings use of expert evidence
  • Access to witness and documentary evidence and the interplay with expert analysis

Edward Coulson, Partner
Hogan Lovells

Liam Colley, Senior Vice President
Cornerstone Research

Camelia O’Brien, Director
AlixPartners

Nuala Canavan, Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright

Networking & Lunch Break
13:30

Revisiting Certification and Carriage Disputes Following the First Settlements, Judgments, and Distributions
14:30

  • Coming back to the question of funding and distribution at the certification stage following early settlements
  • Lessons learned carriage disputes
  • Examining the latest procedural developments the CAT is using to resolve Carriage Disputes
  • Perspectives on the CJC interim report and the future of litigation funding

Kim Dietzel, Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills

David Gallagher, Partner
Geradin Partners

Greg Haber, Vice President
Verita

Eleanor Monaghan, Associate Director
Frontier Economics

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:20

Examining the Evolution of the Class Representative’s Role
15:50

  • How what’s understood to be the role of the Class Representative changed following cases going to trial?
  • Understandings and preparations for Class Reps post-Reifa developments
  • Effectively utilising advisory boards for a class representative’s needs

Belinda Hollway, Partner
Scott+Scott

Paul Stuart, Partner
Cleary Gottlieb

Dr Rachael Kent,
Class Representative & Digital Health Consultant

Meredith Pickford KC, Barrister
Monckton Chambers

Discussing the Future of the UK’s Collective Actions Regime
16:30

  • DMCC and the future of consumer claims
  • Interplay with data and ESG claims
  • Potential expansion of the CAT’s role in general mass claims
  • The future of litigation funding

Laura Whyatt, Partner
Dentons

Boris Bronfentrinker, Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Close of Conference & Drinks Reception – Hosted by Epiq
17:15

09:15
Registration
09:45
Chairperson’s Welcome
Boris Bronfentrinker - Partner - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
10:00
Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year
  • An overview of the cases before the CAT and Court of Appeal: key decisions
  • Assessing the UK’s Competition Collective Action Regime and where further development are expected and needed
  • A look at Collective Actions currently at the trial stage
  • Other procedural innovations
Sarina Williams - Partner - Linklaters
Stella Gartagani - Counsel - Hausfeld
10:40
Assessing Trials and Early Judgments in the Collective Actions Regime
  • ​​​​​​Key takeaways from the BT - Le Patourel and other early Judgements
  • What the early judgments say about excessive pricing as an area for competition collective actions
  • Where are we with pass-on cases?
Sarah Houghton - Partner - Mishcon de Reya
Patrick Boylan - Partner, Head of the UK Dispute Resolution Group - Simmons & Simmons
Mark Padley - Special Counsel - Milbank
Andy Parkinson - Senior Vice President - Compass Lexecon
Sam Williams - Director - Economic Insight
11:35
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:55
Exploring Practical Challenges for Distribution and Communication with the Class
  • Assessing class communication strategy following the Gutmann Boundary Fares settlement
  • The role of funders in the settlement process
  • Building effective distribution plans in preparation for judgement /settlement
  • Challenges and concerns for class communication at the distribution stage
Dorothea Antzoulatos - Director - Charles Lyndon
Natasha Pearman - Partner - Milberg London
Loree Kovach - Senior Vice President of Strategy and Client Technology - Epiq (US)
12:40
Examining the Role of Experts in Collective Proceedings
  • Assessing the use of expert evidence in collective competition claims so far
  • Differences and additional work required for collective actions vs non-collective proceedings
  • The expert’s role in certification and impact on the use of expert evidence
  • Applying relevant lessons from non-collective proceedings use of expert evidence
  • Access to witness and documentary evidence and the interplay with expert analysis
Edward Coulson - Partner - Hogan Lovells
Liam Colley - Senior Vice President - Cornerstone Research
Camelia O’Brien - Director - AlixPartners
Nuala Canavan - Counsel - Norton Rose Fulbright
13:30
Networking & Lunch Break
14:30
Revisiting Certification and Carriage Disputes Following the First Settlements, Judgments, and Distributions
  • Coming back to the question of funding and distribution at the certification stage following early settlements
  • Lessons learned carriage disputes
  • Examining the latest procedural developments the CAT is using to resolve Carriage Disputes
  • Perspectives on the CJC interim report and the future of litigation funding
Kim Dietzel - Partner - Herbert Smith Freehills
David Gallagher - Partner - Geradin Partners
Greg Haber - Vice President - Verita
Eleanor Monaghan - Associate Director - Frontier Economics
15:20
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:50
Examining the Evolution of the Class Representative’s Role
  • How what’s understood to be the role of the Class Representative changed following cases going to trial?
  • Understandings and preparations for Class Reps post-Reifa developments
  • Effectively utilising advisory boards for a class representative’s needs
Belinda Hollway - Partner - Scott+Scott
Paul Stuart - Partner - Cleary Gottlieb
Dr Rachael Kent - - Class Representative & Digital Health Consultant
Meredith Pickford KC - Barrister - Monckton Chambers
16:30
Discussing the Future of the UK’s Collective Actions Regime
  • DMCC and the future of consumer claims
  • Interplay with data and ESG claims
  • Potential expansion of the CAT’s role in general mass claims
  • The future of litigation funding
Laura Whyatt - Partner - Dentons
Boris Bronfentrinker - Partner - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
17:15
Close of Conference & Drinks Reception – Hosted by Epiq

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