Andrew Leitch | London | Hogan Lovells

Andrew Leitch

Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

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English

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Andrew Leitch
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  • Overview
  • Experience
  • Credentials
  • Insights and events

Andrew is an experienced competition litigator, having acted for both claimants and defendants in disputes arising out of price fixing cartels. He also advises on litigation concerning abuse of dominant positions in marketplaces.

His broad practice includes litigating disputes in various courts in the U.K., including the High Court of Justice, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.  Andrew has extensive experience advising clients in a range of regulated and non-regulated industry sectors, including industrial manufacturers, financial institutions and technology companies. Andrew has a wealth of experience dealing with commercial disputes, including disputes involving complex financial products.

Andrew is ranked as “Next Generation Partner” in Legal 500 2024 for Competition Litigation and a “Future Leader” in Who’s Who Legal 2024.

Representative experience

Acting for the defendants in CAT case 1584/5/7/23 (T) Whistl UK Limited v International Distributions Services Plc and Royal Mail Group Limited.

Acting for the defendants in CAT collective action 1639/7/7/24 Bulk Mail Claim Limited v International Distributions Services Plc (formerly Royal Mail plc).

Acted for Thames Water Utilities Limited in defending CAT collective action 1635/7/7/24 Professor Carolyn Robert’s v Thames Water Utilities Limited and Kemble Water Holdings Limited.*

Acted for the claimants in Commercial Court cases FL-2023-000004 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited and Others v Glencore plc and FL-2023-000009 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited and Others v Glencore plc.*

Obtained successful trial outcomes for the claimants in the jointly case managed CAT cases 1284/5/7/18 (T) Royal Mail Group Limited v DAF Trucks Limited and Others and 1290/5/7/18 (T) BT Group PLC and Others v DAF Trucks Limited and Others.*

Acted for the claimants in CAT case 1295/5/7/18 (T) Dawsongroup plc and Others v DAF Trucks N.V. and Others, which settled shortly prior to trial.*

Acted for the claimants in CAT cases 1360/5/7/20 (T) BFS Group Limited & Another v DAF Trucks Limited & Others, 1361/5/7/20 (T) Enterprise Rent-a-Car UK Limited v DAF Trucks Limited & Others and 1362/5/7/20 (T) ABF Grain Products Limited & Others v DAF Trucks Limited & Others.*

Acted for the Morgan Stanley defendants in CAT case 1436/5/7/22 (T) Allianz Global Investors GmbH & Others v Deutsche Bank AG London & Others.*

Acted for defendant Technicolor S.A. in High Court case CP-2018-000037 Arcelik A.S and Others v LG Electronics Inc. and Others.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Solicitor, England and Wales
  • Solicitor, Scotland

Recognition

Next Generation Partner: Competition litigation

Legal 500 UK

2024
Competition Future Leader

Who’s Who Legal

2024