Group Litigation

Antony White KC is highly regarded for his handling of a range of complex group litigation, often relating to data privacy. Among other notable achievements, he acted for the successful defendant in the Supreme Court case of Lloyd v Google.

"Antony has a stellar reputation for group litigation."

Edward Craven is a leading public and human rights law barrister who has a significant group litigation practice. His career highlights in the field include representing Google in Richard Lloyd's landmark claim, and acting for large claimant groups in several African countries, concerning polluting or exploitative activities carried on by businesses.

"Edward is just fantastic - brilliant and lovely to work with."

"He will give absolutely first-class attention."

"He is great on the tricky points."

Hugh Tomlinson KC is a distinguished silk who can boast a wealth of experience in challenging group litigation cases. He is known for his extensive work in data and privacy cases, and for his considerable knowledge concerning 'opt-out' representative actions.

"The go-to for the top cases."

"He is a true group action specialist."

Kate Boakes has a strong group litigation practice which has seen her acting in very prominent claims including those with an international footprint. Boakes's cases often involve environmental and human rights issues.

"Kate is one of the foremost juniors - absolutely brilliant, incredibly hard-working, very knowledgeable and very strong at drafting."

"Kate is very intelligent and gets into the detail very quickly."

"She has an incredible work ethic and judgement way beyond her years."

Ben Silverstone is a well-reputed barrister who acts in a markedly broad range of group action cases. He is often brought into cases concerning data privacy and human rights.

"Ben is very good on anonymity and confidentiality."

"His written advocacy is excellent."

Joanna Buckley is highly regarded for her role in the dieselgateemissions litigation.

"Her written work is excellent."

"She is absolutely phenomenal."

Nicholas Gibson is an experienced junior who specialises in competition collective actions. He currently acts for the class representative in the Trucks damages claim.

"Nicholas is a barrister who can cut right through to the chase and sees exactly what is important. He is very effective, both on paper and on his feet."

"Nick is an absolute force of nature. He's brilliant."