OVERVIEW

Abigail is a disputes lawyer with a focus on competition law.

Expertise

Abigail offers experience in a wide range of matters involving civil litigation, criminal proceedings, and competition disputes. She has a particular interest in the interaction between competition law and digital markets, and her expertise lies in understanding new regulations and enforcement priorities that shape this field.

A New Zealand qualified lawyer, Abigail previously worked as a solicitor at Meredith Connell, the leading litigation firm in New Zealand, and as a Law Clerk for two barristers in Auckland.

EDUCATION

BA and LLB in History and Classical Studies, Victoria University of Wellington

LLM in Competition Law, London School of Economics

BAR ADMISSIONS

Solicitor and Barrister, New Zealand, 2019

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

At Hausfeld, Abigail is part of the legal teams:

Filed an opt-out collective action 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 purchase in the Google Play App Store. The claim alleges that Google unfairly restricts consumers from accessing potential competition from other app distributors, by requiring smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a bundle of Google’s proprietary apps and services including the Google Play Store as well as imposing other contractual and technical restrictions.
Filed a representative collective action 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.

Commercial & Financial Disputes