Belinda specialises in competition litigation on behalf of claimants, particularly in collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Expertise
With extensive expertise in competition damages litigation, she acts for businesses and for classes of businesses and consumers who have suffered loss as a result of cartels or other forms of anticompetitive conduct.
Notably, she acted for Mark McLaren Class Representative Limited in an opt-out collective action on behalf of purchasers of new motor vehicles for loss suffered as a result of the cartel in the Maritime Car Carrier market. This case has resulted in the first, third and fourth settlements to be approved by the Competition Appeal Tribunal under the collective actions regime. She also acted for Doug Taylor Class Representative Limited in three proposed collective actions against providers of car financing.
She joins Hausfeld from Scott + Scott UK LLP where she was Co-Head of the London office. Previously, she spent nine years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, also in London. Her wide experience on the defence side gives her a special insight into the issues that claimants must address and overcome to recoup losses stemming from breaches of competition law in Europe.
Prior to moving to the UK in 2006, Belinda worked for the competition and litigation teams of Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney and clerked for Her Honour Justice Branson of the Federal Court of Australia.
Clients
Ms. Hollway has acted for class representatives as well as corporate clients, including a large group of UK and multinational clients in litigation against Visa and Mastercard in relation to interchange fees. Having acted in many of the leading English competition damages cases, she represents clients across a wide range of industries.
Belinda Hollway was named as one of The Lawyer’s ‘Hot 100 Lawyers’ in 2024 and is highly ranked for her work for claimants in Competition Law Private Enforcement by Chambers and GCR. She regularly speaks at conferences on the private enforcement of competition law.
Australian National University (First-class Honours: History, First-class Honours and University Medal: Law, 2001)
King’s College London (Masters in Competition Law, 2008)
England and Wales
New South Wales, Australia
The Lawyer
Belinda Hollway was named as one of The Lawyer’s ‘Hot 100 Lawyers’ in 2024.
Chambers UK
Ranked in Band 2 of Chambers and Partners for Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant for a number of years and for Group Litigation since 2023.
“Belinda Hollway is highly commended for her litigation experience. She is particularly adept at handling competition collective actions and often ones with cross-border elements.”
“Belinda Hollway quietly goes about her business in an efficient way.”
“She is strong in the competition space.”
GCR
Recognised in Global Competition Review’s Who’s Who Legal every year from 2019 to 2024.
Previously, Belinda was a key partner in the following collective actions:
