OVERVIEW

Ginevra (Ginny) Bicciolo’s practice focuses on competition litigation, including collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), as well as human rights/climate change litigation and general commercial disputes.

Expertise

Ginny has been a pivotal part of the legal teams dealing with the most high-profile competition damages actions in recent years, including various claims on behalf of offshore windfarms arising from the Power Cables Cartel, the ongoing collective actions against Google and Apple in relation to conduct in their app stores, and a proposed multi-billion pound action brought by Nikki Stopford against Google for its alleged conduct in the search and search advertising markets.

In addition, Ginny has acted for Privacy International in its intervention in the CAT appeal concerning the Meta/GIPHY merger, and more recently in its intervention in the European Commission proceedings concerning the Amazon/iRobot merger. Ginny was also part of the legal team instructed by Save the Children in its intervention in Duarte Agostinho & 5 Others v Portugal & 32 Others, the first ground-breaking climate change action brought before the European Court of Human Rights.

Ginny has considerable case management experience for her PQE level, having been involved in proceedings from pre-action stage up to trial and judgment, including ADR and settlement negotiations.

Working towards a diverse, equitable and inclusive work force is paramount to Ginny who is an active member of Hausfeld’s Women’s Alliance Working Group. As a passionate advocate for access to justice, Ginny has also contributed to building Hausfeld’s pro bono practice over the years and is currently a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.

She is fluent in Italian and English and speaks conversational French.

EDUCATION

LLB English and European Law, Queen Mary University, London
Legal Practice Course, University of Law, London
Cross-Border Commercial Dispute Resolution Course, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Employment & Support Allowance and Personal Independence Appeals training by LawWorks, which qualifies her to represent and advocated clients before the First-tier Tribunal.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted to practice as a solicitor in England & Wales, 2021

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Legal 500 UK

Ginevra Bicciolo has been recognised as a key lawyer, she is 'notable, someone tipped for the top' - Group Litigation: Claimant, 2025

Pro Bono Recognition List

In 2024, Ginevra was recognised as part of the newly launched Pro Bono Recognition List, published annually, which celebrates solicitors and barristers who have dedicated 25 or more hours of pro bono legal assistance in the previous calendar year. The list is under the patronage of The Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales and is supported by The Law Society, Bar Council and all major pro bono legal organisations.

Experience

Commercial & Financial Disputes

During her time at Hausfeld, Ginevra has been part of the commercial disputes team working on, amongst others:

Stuart Wall v The Royal Bank of Scotland.
Ventra Investments Limited v Bank of Scotland.
New Balance Athletics, Inc v Liverpool FC.
The first ever LMAA arbitration taken on by Hausfeld.
Multiple arbitrations on behalf of a large aerospace company.

Antitrust/Competition

She has been part of the Hausfeld teams working on ground-breaking competition cases:

The opt-out collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of an estimated 19.5 million eligible UK users of smartphones and tablets running on Google’s Android operating system relating to excessive and unlawful charges on purchases in the Google Play Store.The claim argues that Google would be unable to charge customers such excessive and unfair commission if its devices were genuinely open to competitors, and alleges its conduct violates section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The opt-out collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of some 19.6 million eligible UK iPhone and iPad users relating to excessive and unlawful charges by the Apple App Store. The claim alleges that Apple’s conduct violates section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Competition damages claims following on from the European Commission Decision in relation to the Power Cables cartel.
Air Cargo, a landmark competition follow on damages claim in which Hausfeld pursued claims for losses that occurred in over 50 different jurisdictions as a result of the Air Cargo Cartel, ultimately representing 500 claimant entities - including a significant number of multinationals - against British Airways plc, and 13 Part 20 Defendant Airlines in some of the longest running, most high-profile and complex competition damages actions brought to date in the English Courts.
Representing class representative Nikki Stopford in her opt-out collective claim against Google, seeking approximately £7bn in redress on behalf of tens of millions of UK consumers.

Human Rights / Environmental & Product Liability

Ginny is part of the Hausfeld team representing Save the Children International in their third party intervention in Duarte Agostinho & 5 Others v Portugal & 32 Others, a ground-breaking climate change case before the European Court of Human Rights, and is an active member of Hausfeld’s ESG & sustainability practice.

Additionally she is supporting Privacy International in their third party intervention in the European Commission’s investigation into the merger between Amazon and iRobot, which expressed Privacy International’s privacy concerns in relation to the merger.

Previously, she helped launch Hausfeld’s Pro Bono practice, and acted on one of the two first LawWorks cases ever taken on by the firm.

Prior to joining Hausfeld, Ginevra gained experience assisting asylum seekers, refugees and victims of conflict-related violence in their fights for justice.