Getting Certified: principles and recent practice in CPOs

In Part 1 of our three-part CAT collective actions series this year, we will examine recent cases including Evans v. Barclays Bank Plc (Supreme Court), Vicki Shotbolt v. Valve (CAT), and Rowntree v PRS (CAT) to address the question: what does it take to get a CPO?

Charlotte Thomas is a barrister at Brick Court Chambers. Charlotte has substantial experience across the full range of competition work, including follow-on and standalone damages cases concerning both cartels and abuse of dominance, regulatory decisions and appeals, CPO applications on both the claimant and defendant side, and merger advice.

Dr Claudio Calcagno is a competition economist with over 20 years' experience and the founder of GMT Economics. Based in London, he advises clients on all types of competition matters, including abuse of dominance matters, vertical and horizontal agreements, market inquiries and mergers. He has experience in a very broad range of sectors, across the UK, Europe and beyond. He is very active in UK competition litigation, and particularly in UK collective actions, having advised on over 12 such actions.

Natasha Pearman is a Partner at Milberg London LLP, heading up their competition litigation practice. She is leading the abuse of dominance claims against gaming platforms Sony and Steam. Alex Neill’s case against Sony goes to trial in March and Vicki Shotbolt’s claim against Steam/Valve was recently certified. She has been at the forefront of CAT collectives for several years and has secured over £100 million in litigation funding for cases to date.

The session will be followed by drinks and canapés.

Online registration will close midday on Monday 23 February.