Competition Litigation remains one of Addleshaw Goddard's real strengths. We have one of the largest competition teams in the UK - over 20 specialists including two solicitor advocates (Mark Clough QC and Adam Aldred) and a competition economist (Peter Bamford, formerly the chief economist at the Office of Fair Trading). We also have accredited and trained mediators (Adam Aldred and Guy Leigh).

With expertise across the full range of competition issues, we have particular experience and an enviable track record in relation to all aspects of Competition Litigation. For decades, our partners have been actively litigating competition law disputes - breaking government sanctioned restrictive practices; defending companies implicated in cartels; and recovering £multi-million damages for those harmed by anti-competitive conduct.   Our partners have conducted competition damages actions before the High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and in mediations.

Whether appellant, claimant or defendant, we are ideally placed to help you as we are the only firm capable of offering you a Competition Litigation service comprising all of the following features within our competition team:

      Queen's Counsel                                                                                           
      Solicitor Advocates                                                                                         
      Competition Economist                                                                                
      Accrediated Mediators                                                                                   
      Litigation funding through CONTRO£ ™                                                    
      Track record before all the major UK and EC courts and tribunals          

We also have: 

      White collar crime expertise                                                 
      Global coverage through our preferred firms network                            

Clients and experience

Click here for some of our recent experience including our award winning litigation for adidas

Team and reputation

What the directories say about our team:

Competition litigation remains Addleshaw Goddard's real strength
Legal 500 2009

We won the Lawyer Competition Team of the Year Award and won an international award for a major piece of  competition and IP litigation we conducted on behalf of adidas, demonstrating our ability to work effectively with other litigators within our firm.

What the directories say about our Solicitor Advocates

Mark Clough QC has an excellent reputation for competition litigation and works alongside the immensely experienced Guy Leigh, Edward Pitt and new partner Bruce Kilpatrick
Legal 500 2009 

Solicitor advocate and accredited mediator Adam Aldred is an 'excellent litigator'
Chambers Directory 2008 

Acknowledged leaders in their field, both Mark Clough QC and Adam Aldred have been appointed general editors and authors of the chapter in Butterworths Competition Law entitled Private Enforcement of EC Competition Law in National Courts.

We can also help you avoid litigation in the first place, through an integrated competition compliance programme using COMPETIS™.  More details are available by following this link.