Paul Stuart
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition Law: Litigation
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About
Provided by Paul Stuart
Practice Areas
Paul Stuart’s practice focuses on competition law and litigation.
Consistently recognized as a specialist in competition litigation, Paul’s practice covers collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, standalone and follow-on litigation in the English courts, and appearing as an advocate before the EU General Court and Court of Justice.
Paul also advises on all aspects of UK and EU competition law, including merger control, cartels, abuse of dominance, and digital markets regulation. He is also an active member of Cleary Gottlieb’s pro bono practice.
Career
Paul joined the firm in 2010 as an associate, was resident in the Brussels office from 2010 to 2012, became counsel in 2020, and became a partner in 2024.
Professional Memberships
England and Wales
Ireland
Chambers Review
UK
Paul Stuart has recent experience defending high-profile clients in prominent follow-on damages claims and class actions. He often appears before the CAT but has further experience representing clients in appeals before the CJEU and GCEU.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul Stuart is very well balanced and reliable."
"He always has an eye on effectively resolving the case for the client. He is very experienced, bright and very client-oriented. His objective is to really secure the best solution for the client."
"Paul Stuart has an amazing grasp of the facts and details and exceptional legal knowledge combined with strong commerciality to deliver excellent results. And he is really nice to work with too."
"Paul Stuart is a fantastic litigator with a very strong sense of the key arguments to advance."
"He is so knowledgeable about competition law that it feels like he has been in every case. He is really personable and a good draftsman."
"Paul Stuart is very well balanced and reliable."
"He always has an eye on effectively resolving the case for the client. He is very experienced, bright and very client-oriented. His objective is to really secure the best solution for the client."
"Paul Stuart has an amazing grasp of the facts and details and exceptional legal knowledge combined with strong commerciality to deliver excellent results. And he is really nice to work with too."
"Paul Stuart is a fantastic litigator with a very strong sense of the key arguments to advance."
"He is so knowledgeable about competition law that it feels like he has been in every case. He is really personable and a good draftsman."
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