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Milberg London is at the forefront of group action law and practice and are instructed in some of the most significant multi-party cases ever to be heard before the English courts. The group actions market in the UK has been on an upward trajectory in the 21st century and Milberg London’s mission is to accelerate and drive that growth, focusing on cases that shape the consumer protection landscape. Milberg London strives to hold corporate wrong-doers to account and re-balance power in favour of the consumer. A group action is one of the few meaningful ways consumers can challenge corporate defendant conduct. Milberg London represent large groups of individual consumers and businesses affected by defendant conduct which can be most effectively addressed on a collective basis.
A founding firm of the Collective Redress Lawyers Association (CORLA) and involved on its committees, Milberg London is a market leader in the practice, procedure, legal knowledge and commercial imperatives involved in pursuing litigation on a collective basis for large groups of clients.
Uniquely in the legal market, Milberg London has in-house scientific expertise such that they can lead both the legal analysis and the expert evidence in relation to numerous group actions. The partners are highly experienced in negotiating and obtaining ATE insurance policies, sourcing funding to support claims, negotiating funding agreements and setting up and leading group action steering committees.
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Milberg London represents claimants in large group actions concerning issues such as data privacy and vehicle emissions. Its specialist group of litigators can handle highly complex cases, including those that require coordination across multiple jurisdictions.
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Milberg acted for Vicki Shadbolt as class representative for over 14 million UK consumers in an opt-out collective action against Valve. The claim alleges that Valve abused its dominant position by enforcing anti-competitive price parity clauses and charging excessive pricing for games and in-game content.
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They are very client-friendly and have good relationships with class representatives.
Milberg has acted on the claimant side of some of the most complex matters passing through the English courts.
Milberg has developed an extremely strong practice representing claimants in group actions across multiple different areas. It is shrewd in its approach and stays one step ahead of defendants.
They are very client-friendly and have good relationships with class representatives.
Milberg has acted on the claimant side of some of the most complex matters passing through the English courts.
Milberg has developed an extremely strong practice representing claimants in group actions across multiple different areas. It is shrewd in its approach and stays one step ahead of defendants.
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James Oldnall is highly adept at handling large opt-in group actions on behalf of claimants. He often brings actions against large corporates in matters surrounding data protection, competition law and product liability.
James is a real leader in the UK collective redress market.
Commercially savvy and an excellent strategist. James cuts through nonsense from all angles to get to the best result.
Edward Cardington has experience in representing large groups of claimants, often in product liability cases. He has expertise in dealing with high-value and cross-border claims.
Edward is extremely bright and detail-oriented.
He is really sharp, insightful and thoughtful.
Ed is very impressive and has a good eye for detail.
Natasha Pearman is known for her ability to manage large group actions, particularly in the competition arena. She currently advises on opt-out collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in relation to big-tech dominance.
Natasha is very familiar with the regime and she has a good competition law background.
Natasha brings a deep knowledge of competition law. She is incredibly affable and easy to deal with.
Natasha is very technical, sensible and calm.
Polly Blenkin is a co-founder of Milberg. She is commended for her management of large claimant groups in the emissions litigation.
Polly project manages sprawling cases like no one else and is relentless in getting to the best result for her client.
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Edward Cardington
James Oldnall
Head of Department
James Taylor
Nicola Vinovrski
Polly Blenkin