Litigation boutique Hausfeld has hired competition lawyer Belinda Hollway from Scott+Scott to bolster its class actions bench in London.
Hollway, who is known for her work in competition damages litigation, will join as a partner on 23 June. She specialises in collective actions on behalf of claimants in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, where she has acted for class representatives and major corporate clients in complex, high-value disputes.
Those have included the landmark Mark McLaren collective action, the first case to secure an approved settlement under the UK’s collective actions regime, and representing Doug Taylor Class Representative Limited in proposed proceedings against car financing providers.
She is also acting for retail giants such as Vodafone, Pendragon and Soho House in ongoing litigation against Visa and Mastercard concerning interchange fees.
Hausfeld’s London managing partner, Nicola Boyle, said Hollway’s “track record in some of the UK’s most prominent collective actions and her strategic insight into competition litigation make her an exceptional addition to our partnership”.
Hollway arrives after nearly 10 years as a partner at Scott+Scott, where she was co-head of its London office. She previously spent just short of a decade at Freshfields, where she was a senior associate. Prior to joining Freshfields, she trained and qualified at Allens, one of Linklaters’ associated firms in Australia. She also interned as a clerk at the Federal Court of Australia.
Hausfeld’s global co-chair Anthony Maton said on LinkedIn he had known Hollway since he co-founded the firm, “first as an adversary at Freshfields, then as a putative co-counsel and more latterly as a formidable competitor at Scott+Scott”.
He added: “She is one of the most talented competition litigators in the market and a thoroughly decent person, so we think she is an ideal fit for Hausfeld.”
Hollway’s hire brings the firm’s disputes team to 17 partners and 50 qualified lawyers, of which 14 partners and 41 lawyers focus on antitrust matters. The firm welcomed partner Joanna Christoforou from Morgan Lewis in June 2024, while Daniel Hunt joined on promotion to partner from Freshfields in December 2024. Meanwhile, collective redress partner Lucy Rigby KC departed the firm last year on election as an MP, subsequently becoming solicitor-general.
Hollway praised her new firm for a “bold approach to complex litigation” as well as client service, adding that “its collaborative, forward-thinking culture align perfectly with my values and ambitions”.
A Scott+Scott spokesperson said: “We appreciate her time and effort spent while being co-head of Scott+Scott London and wish Belinda the best of luck for the future.”
Last November Hausfeld received a green light for a £7bn class action against tech giant Google, after securing certification among other actions in which it is involved.
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