Competition Litigation Conference 2026

A full day event bringing together leading legal and economic experts to explore key developments in UK and EU competition law.
About this Event

Join the UK’s leading antitrust litigators in London on Friday 18 September for the 13th annual Competition Litigation Conference, hosted by Freshfields, Brick Court Chambers and MLex. This flagship event brings together leading legal and economic experts to explore the year’s most significant court rulings, funding and settlement trends, pass-on complexities, and the evolving collective actions landscape—followed by a networking drinks reception.
Agenda

09.00: Co-chair's welcome

• Sarah Abram KC, Brick Court Chambers

09.05: Panel 1: In discussion with Class Representatives

Confirmed speakers:

• Walter Merricks
• Tom Clark
• Justin Le Patourel
• Nikki Stopford

Moderator:

• Lewis Crofts, MLex

10.15: Panel 2: Antitrust Litigation - The Year in Review

Confirmed speakers:

• Jenny Reeves, Geradin Partners
• Paul Stuart, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Daniel Piccinin KC, Brick Court Chambers
• Emma Probyn, Freshfields

Moderator:

• Lewis Crofts, MLex

11.30: Refreshments

11.50: Panel 3: Collective Proceedings: Certification and De-certification

Confirmed speakers:

• Patrick Boylan, Simmons & Simmons
• Zoe Mernick-Levene, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
• Camilla Cockerill, Brick Court Chambers
• Ricky Versteeg, Freshfields

Moderator:

• Simon Zekaria, MLex

13.00: Lunch

14.00: Co-chair's comments

• Deba Das, Freshfields

14.05: Panel 4: Collective Proceedings: Trials and Outcomes

Confirmed speakers:

• Alex Malina, Mastercard
• Cian Mansfield, Scott+Scott
• Sarah Love KC, Brick Court Chambers
• Jess Steele, Freshfields

Moderator:

• Khushita Vasant, MLex

15.15: Afternoon tea

15.45: Panel 5: The Global Perspective: Anticipating and Managing Claims Across Multiple Jurisdictions

Confirmed speakers:

• Jeroen Kortmann, Stibbe
• Brian Ratner, Hausfeld
• Ali Al-Karim, Brick Court Chambers
• Ramya Arnold, Freshfields

Moderator:

• Khushita Vasant, MLex

17:00: Keynote address

17.25: Co-chair's closing remarks

• Deba Das, Freshfields

17:30: Drinks reception