Tim Knight

Tim advises clients in high-value claims before the English courts, many of which are multi-jurisdictional.  Tim is an experienced competition litigator, having acted for both claimants and defendants in a variety of competition damages claims (both follow-on and standalone). He has experience of every stage of competition damages litigation from the inception of proceedings to trial and has been instructed on both collective actions and individual proceedings. Tim has experience of working with litigation funders and defending funded claims. He is well-versed in analysing competition claims, and alleged infringements, from both a claimant and defendant perspective.

Tim acted for DAF Trucks in individual and collective proceedings arising from the infringement decision of the European Commission. Those proceedings have shaped the law on certification of collective actions, litigation funding, and the quantification of damages in cartel claims. Tim is presently instructed on several opt-out collective actions. Tim's practice also encompasses securities litigation; by way of recent example, he acted for a former director of Glencore plc in relation to high-profile Commercial Court litigation brought pursuant to s.90 and s.90A of FSMA.

• Royal Mail and BT v DAF Trucks    

  Tim acted for DAF in relation to multiple follow-on damages claims, arising from the Commission's decision in July 2016, including proceedings brought by Royal Mail and BT, which were the subject of an eight-week trial in 2022. Tim was involved in every phase of the claim brought by Royal Mail and BT, which produced one of the first cartel damages judgments in this jurisdiction. 

• RHA / UKTC v DAF Trucks    

  Tim acted for DAF in relation to the applications for a collective proceedings order brought by the Road Haulage Association and UKTC, which have helped to shape the law on the certification of collective actions, including in relation to conflicts of interest within a proposed class.

• Claim against Booking.com in relation to its price parity policies  

  Tim is presently instructed by the Bed and Breakfast Association, in connection with proposed opt-out collective proceedings against Booking.com, to be brought on behalf of thousands of UK accommodation providers, including hotels and B&Bs of all sizes. The B&BA's claim concerns Booking's price parity policies and will be filed with the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal shortly.