April 7, 2017, Covington Alert

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) has handed down its first class certification judgment in relation to the class actions regime introduced by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the “Act”). The result? The hearing has been adjourned, with the proposed representative allowed to file and serve an amended Claim Form and revised expert evidence, if so advised, and a revised costs budget, potentially having first sought evidence from third parties. In practice, there must be considerable doubt whether the claim will be able to continue. However, the judgment provides valuable guidance as to the shape and form of the UK’s new class actions regime.

April 20, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2015  — Global Competition Review has selected matters led by Covington lawyers as winners of two 2015 GCR Awards.  Litigation of the Year, Cartel Defense was awarded for the defendants’ win in Motorola Mobility v AU Optronics, et al. Covington partners Robert Wick and Derek Ludwin in Washington, DC, and Jeffrey Davidson in San ...

December 22, 2014

WASHINGTON, December 22, 2014 — The Global Competition Review (GCR) has named Covington & Burling to its Global Elite, a list of the top 20 competition practices worldwide, ranking it among the top practices in both Brussels and Washington, D.C. Each year, GCR undertakes extensive analysis of competition law groups in 50 jurisdictions around the world. In ...