Matthew Tighe
Partner Matthew is a partner in the Competition Litigation team and specialises in high-value and complex competition disputes arising from competition law infringements in the UK and globally. Matthew has extensive experience in commercial litigation but now focusses on competition matters, including advising on follow-on and standalone damages claims, interventions in Competition Appeal Tribunal proceedings and cartel investigations. Matthew has advised clients involved in proceedings in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Matthew's experience includes: Represented Asda, Argos and Morrisons in their landmark Supreme Court victory against Mastercard in the long-running multilateral interchange fee litigation (the first claims of their type to be issued in the English Courts), relating to anti-competitive credit card fees. Acting for Gemalto, now part of global security giant Thales Group headquartered in France, in their substantial pan-European smart card chip cartel claim. Advised major global electronics distributor Ingram Micro in its claim against Samsung and others in connection with the liquid crystal displays Cartel. Acting for a significant group of major household name retailers in their respective multi-million pound claims against Visa and Mastercard for damages relating to multilateral interchange fees. · Stewarts Law LLP
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Partner in the Competition Litigation team at Stewarts Law LLP specialising in high-value, complex competition disputes and litigation, including follow-on and standalone damages claims, Competition Appeal Tribunal interventions and cartel investigations. He joined Stewarts as a paralegal, qualified into the Competition Litigation team in October 2010 and was made partner in May 2022.