Competition Litigation

Partner and Head of Competition Litigation.

Described by The Legal 500 as “a superb litigator: smart, strategic and level-headed”, Kate specialises in competition litigation, in particular cartel damages claims including acting for 12 major retailers in multi-billion pound claims against MasterCard and Visa.

Kate has significant experience of complex and high-value commercial disputes, both in the UK and overseas, most recently acting for major corporates based in France, Sweden and Slovenia. Her clients span the retail, manufacturing, aviation and energy sectors.

Representative cases include:

Acting for major retailers in multi-billion pound claims against MasterCard and Visa Acting for multi-national building materials manufacturer in its claim arising from the Trucks Cartel Acting for a global wholesaler of IT products and services in a multi-million claim arising from the worldwide Liquid Crystal Displays Cartel Acting for global corporation in its claim arising from the Smart Cart Chips Cartel Acting for a major power company in a multi-million claim relating to the High Voltage Power Cables cartel

Kate trained at Travers Smith in London. She joined Wragge & Co in 1999, moving to Walker Morris in 2006. Kate joined Stewarts in 2011 and was made a partner in 2012.

Kate enjoys skiing, particularly in North America.