Edward is an experienced litigator focusing on complex commercial dispute resolution, arbitration and the private enforcement of competition law.
Expertise
Edward commenced his legal career at Hausfeld and was promoted to Senior Associate in January 2024.
He has played a pivotal role on several multi-million-pound disputes in the High Court. He also has extensive experience working on competition damages claims in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of consumers, SMEs and multinational corporates.
Most recently, he represented one of the UK's largest independent health care providers in a high-value LCIA arbitration, and he is he currently a key member of the team representing consumers in the high-profile UK Buy Box Claim against Amazon.
During his training, Edward undertook a secondment at Which? where he gained substantial in-house experience focusing on commercial contracts.
Clients
During his career, Edward has worked with a broad range of clients in diverse industries and sectors.
LLM Legal Practice Course, The University of Law
Graduate Diploma in Law, The University of Law
BA Philosophy, The University of Nottingham
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2019
Member - JLSLA Committee
Edward is currently part of the team representing the proposed class representative in Evans v Barclays Bank plc & Ors, a high-profile ‘opt-out’ collective action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal brought on behalf of those affected by foreign exchange spot trading cartels which operated across major banks.
Throughout his training contact, he was involved with a number of Hausfeld’s most high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance claims, one of which was the largest competition damages action brought in Europe to date.
Edward was also part of the legal team:
A valued member of Hausfeld’s commercial disputes practice, Edward has worked across a range of financial services and banking disputes, including Wall v Royal Bank of Scotland plc, a £670 million interest rate swap mis-selling claim described by The Lawyer as one of the Top 20 cases to watch of 2017.
His experience also includes:
Edward is currently part of the team representing both corporates and consumers affected by the Mercedes emissions scandal.
