Inge Forster > Stewarts Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Stewarts Law LLP Offices
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Inge Forster
Work Department
Position
Partner in the Competition Litigation department. Inge specialises in competition litigation damages claims in the English Courts. Inge is a skilled negotiator and has significant experience in settling disputes without involving the Court including at the pre-action stage. She is also an experienced trial lawyer.
Recent cases of note include:
- Acting for major power company in its claim for damages in relation to the High Voltage Power Cables Cartel
- Acting for a multi-national distributor of electronic products and services in connection with the Liquid Crystal Displays Cartel
- Acting for major UK retailers in multi-billion pound claims against Visa and MasterCard
- Acting for global corporation in its claim arising from the Smart Cart Chips Cartel
Inge was ranked as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 and described in the legal directories as “extremely impressive” and “highly responsive and engaged with the detail of the case” with “wide-ranging experience of competition litigation”.
Career
Inge trained at Manches LLP, joined Stewarts in 2009 and was made a partner in 2013.
Memberships
• LSLA (London Solicitors Litigation Association)
• AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers)
Education
University of Birmingham (2001, BA Hons, English Literature and History of Art); College of Law, Chester (2003 PgDL; 2004 LPC).
Leisure
Inge’s interests include current affairs.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
(Leading partners)Stewarts Law LLP houses a ‘highly skilled, highly motivated’ practice, which regularly appears in damages claims before the Supreme Court and the CAT. The group acts for notable clients, including Marks & Spencer Plc and QVC UK. Practice head Kate Pollock is a ‘wonderful, brilliant litigator’ who advises a number of domestic and European corporates on claims arising from abuse of a dominant position and cartel activity. ‘Superb technician’ Inge Forster primarily focuses on European disputes, particularly in relation to multi-party claims involving several and joint liability within the energy sector. The ‘super smart‘ Stuart Carson handles a broad range of cases, including jurisdiction challenges before the Court of Appeal, and large-scale pan-European claims. The team is bolstered by in-house economist Mark Lewis.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Competition litigation London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Public international law