About Us
Barry Rodger
Professor at Strathclyde University
Professor Barry Rodger has been an academic at Strathclyde University Law School since 1993, where he focuses on teaching and researching EU and UK competition law. He also set up the Strathclyde Centre for Antitrust Law and Empirical Study (SCALES). His work focuses on showing how big business can damage a competitive economy by excluding competitors and charging unfair and excessive prices to consumers and smaller businesses which are dependent upon them. In recent years his work has also included various projects related to developments in the private enforcement of competition law in the UK and EU.
The Team
Lawyers:
Professor Rodger has instructed the law firm Geradin Partners to represent him in his class action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Geradin Partners is a leading pan-European law firm specialising in competition law and digital markets, with extensive experience in collective action claims before the CAT. More information about Geradin Partners can be found at: www.geradinpartners.com.
Professor Rodger’s counsel team consists of Robert O’Donoghue (Brick Court Chambers), Anneliese Blackwood (Monckton Chambers), Daniel Carall-Green (Fountain Court Chambers), Bethanie Chambers (XXIV Old Buildings) and Sarah O’Keeffe (Brick Court Chambers).
Expert economist:
Professor Amelia Fletcher CBE is the independent expert economist instructed by the class representative, Professor Barry Rodger, to give evidence in this case. She is a Professor of Competition Policy at Norwich Business School. Professor Fletcher has also recently retired as a Non-Executive Director of the CMA and also has experience as a Non-Executive Director of the Financial Conduct Authority (2013-20) and Payment Systems Regulator (2014-20), a member of the Enforcement Decision Panel at Ofgem (2014-2022) and Chief Economist at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) (2001-2013).
Professor Fletcher has been assisted in preparing her economic report by a team of economists at Fideres. Fideres is an international economic consultancy founded in 2009 with expertise in competition economics, digital markets and litigation. Fideres also has particular experience working on collective proceedings claims before the Tribunal.
Funders:
The claim is funded by Bench Walk Advisors, a leading litigation funder with a team of multi award-winning finance professionals and litigators.