Scott Campbell

OVERVIEW

Scott Campbell is Head of the Competition Disputes team in Hausfeld’s London office. He has extensive experience of acting on behalf of individual corporates or groups of claimants in a range of complex multi-jurisdictional disputes arising out of infringements of EU and UK competition law.  

Expertise

Scott has acted on some of the largest cartel damages cases to date in England. He is currently representing a group of companies in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in respect of their damages claims arising from the European Truck cartel. This case was listed among The Lawyer magazine's Top 20 Cases for 2019.

He has successfully litigated many of the leading competition damages cases of the last decade or so in the English Courts. He is equally at home in the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court or in alternative dispute resolution. He also coordinates competition damages claims in other jurisdictions in the EU.    

In addition, Scott has considerable experience in assisting clients with managing their litigation costs and risks through alternative fee arrangements - including contingent fee agreements, DBAs and CFAs, third party litigation funding and after the event insurance.

Clients

Scott has experience of acting for defendants both in regulatory investigations and damages claims, but since 2007 he has concentrated on acting only on behalf of competition damages claimants.

Having trained and qualified as a solicitor in 2004 with Norton Rose Fulbright in London and Brussels, he then developed his competition law expertise with Latham & Watkins. He became a partner at Hausfeld in 2017.    

EDUCATION

PgD in EU Competition Law, King’s College, London
PgDL & LPC, BBP Law School 
M.A. (Hons.) & M.Lit in Modern History, University of St Andrews

BAR ADMISSIONS

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2004
Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in the Republic of Ireland

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WHAT OTHERS SAY

Chambers

Scott Campbell 'is the delivery guy, making sure you're actually winning your cases' and 'he's a claimant-side lawyer through and through.; - Competition Law, Private Enforcement: Claimant, Chambers UK, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global, 2024

'Scott Campbell is unbelievably organised. He plans and he structures and it works.' Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, Chambers UK and Chambers Global 2023

Scott Campbell acts for claimants on damages actions arising from EC cartel decisions. He often acts for clients from the energy and retail industries. "He is thoughtful, innovative, dependable, and someone who you would want on your side." - Competition Law Private Enforcement Claimant, Chambers UK, 2022

Scott Campbell acts for claimants on damages actions arising from EC cartel decisions. He often acts for clients from the energy and retail industries. - Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, Chambers UK, Chambers Europe, 2021

Scott Campbell advises groups of claimant companies on follow-on damages proceedings filed in the UK. He also plays a key role in commercial claims brought in other EU jurisdictions. He is well known among market commentators as a skilled litigator. - Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, Chambers UK, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global 2020

Commentators say: “Scott is very unflappable, a calm head in turbulent situations and able to keep the team on an even keel." - Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, Chambers UK, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global 2019

“Scott has extensive experience in handling multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes arising out of infringements of EU and UK competition law.” - Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, Chambers UK 2018

An up-and-coming practitioner who gains recognition for his expertise from several market sources. His experience includes handling complex multi-jurisdictional claims involving both UK and EU competition law.

Legal 500

Ranked as a 'Leading Partner' in Competition Litigation, 2025

Ranked as a 'Leading Individual', 'practice head Scott Campbell has longstanding expertise in acting in cartel damage cases, often representing corporates before the CAT'. - Competition Litigation, 2024

Spearheading the competition disputes team, 'Scott [has] been great in any collaboration, providing exceptional expertise and handling all matters professionally and quickly.' -Competition Litigation, 2023

Ranked as a 'Leading Individual'. - Competition Litigation, 2022

Ranked as a 'Leading Individual': ‘The recruitment of Scott Campbell in 2017 was useful to the firm, as he brought a wealth of competition litigation experience with him.’ - Competition Litigation, 2021

Scott Campbell has been highlighted as an outstanding lawyer. - Competition Litigation, 2020

‘Scott Campbell adopts a strong pragmatic approach to issues that arise within litigation’. - Competition Litigation, 2020

‘Deeply experienced’ – Competition Litigation 2018 and 2019 

Who's Who Legal

Recognised in 2023 as a Thought Leader and Global Leader in Competition Plaintiff.

Scott Campbell is recognised as a key figure in dealing with cartel damages claims and infringements of EU and UK competition law, particularly those with a multi-jurisdictional element. - Global Leader for Competition Plaintiffs, 2022

“Scott Campbell has established a reputation as a leading litigator acting on behalf of competition damages claimants”. - Global Leader for Competition Plaintiffs, 2021

Scott Campbell wows commentators with his extensive skills in competition; impressed peers declare that they “have referred work to Scott in the past, and would do so again”. - Global Leader for Competition Plaintiffs, 2020

Scott Campbell is a well-regarded figure in the European market who offers clients over a decade of experience in litigating competition matters before the Court of Appeal and the Competition Appeal Tribunal among other venues. - Global Leader for Competition Plaintiffs, 2019

Furthermore, only one in seven of the individuals considered makes it on to the WWL Thought Leaders Competition, Plaintiffs list. In 2019, Scott was included as a Thought Leader for the jurisdiction of England & Wales.

The Lawyer Top 20 Litigation 2019

In 2019, The Lawyer nominated the Trucks cartel case in their Top 20 Cases for 2019: “In the UK, Scott Campbell and Anna Morfey are leading the team representing Wolseley UK Ltd & Ors, Suez Groupe SAS & Ors and Veolia Environnement S.A. & Ors. The trucks litigation is one of the most significant follow-on damages cases being heard in the English courts”, said The Lawyer, “Lining up to defend the manufacturers from further damages are some of biggest names in litigation.”

Lawdragon

Scott was recognised by Lawdragon in 2023 in their 500 Global Litigation Lawyers for International Litigation, esp. Competition. In 2024, he was commended as part of the Top 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers for Competition law, esp. plaintiff and ranked in the prestigious Top 500 Leading Global Litigators.