Raif Hassan
Biography
The Legal 500 UK 2024
‘Raif Hassan is an ascendant figure in competition litigation. He mixes deep litigation experience with a level of technical excellence across a very diverse range of English and international law topics. One to watch for sure.’
The Legal 500 UK 2023
Overview
Raif Hassan is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Group of the Firm's London office, whose practice focuses on cross-border commercial litigation, antitrust and competition disputes, and arbitration. He has extensive experience of competition follow-on, standalone and class actions before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the English High Court and Court of Appeal.
Raif advises clients on cross-border contentious commercial and restructuring matters and has extensive experience of in some of the largest private antitrust damages and cartel actions before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, including opt-out class actions.
Raif has experience of international commercial disputes resolved by ICC and LCIA arbitral proceedings, High Court litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation and expert determination. He also has substantial appellate court experience in both the English Court of Appeal and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Raif has worked with clients from a variety of sectors including oil and gas, pharmaceutical, financial services, defence, infrastructure, and automotive. As well as representing clients in dispute resolution proceedings, he also regularly provides advice on a range of contractual, jurisdictional and conflict of law issues, as well as on issues relating to the enforcement and recognition of judgments and litigation funding.
Raif is committed to pro bono work and has received White & Case pro bono awards in 2015, 2016 and 2018 for his work with Children's rights charities, the Whitechapel Homeless Mission and the Citizens Advice Bureau. In 2019, Raif was awarded the Firm's Global Citizenship Cup for his continued pro bono efforts. Raif is a member of the Firm's Social Mobility Taskforce, and a Pro Bono Leader.
Raif is recognised in The Legal 500 UK 2023 as "an ascendant figure in competition litigation." He is also recognised in The Legal 500 UK 2024 as "a phenomenon in terms of his output and ability to conduct multiple matters with equal brilliance."
Experience
Raif's experience includes:
Representing Nexans in relation to a (now certified) application brought by Clare Mary Joan Spottiswoode CBE for a Collective Proceedings Order to bring an opt-out class action on behalf of domestic consumers of energy in the UK for allegedly increased energy prices resulting from pass-on of an alleged overcharge on High Voltage Power Cables following the European Commissions' Power Cables decision.
Acting for a leading producer of occupant safety systems (OSS), in a first of its kind action in the CAT, in its defence of follow-on and standalone damages actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and High Court.
Representing Nexans in its defence of a private damages action brought in relation to an alleged overcharge on High Voltage Power Cables for the London Array Project arising from the infringement found in the European Commissions' Power Cables decision.
Representing a leading global producer of natural gas-derived products in fraud proceedings in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Advising in relation to several disputes concerning typically high-profile UK Ministry of Defence procurement projects.
Acting for a leading Japanese producer of automotive bearings products in its defence of follow-on damages actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal for alleged breach of Article 101 TFEU.
Acting for a hedge fund in its cross-border claims against the Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and Lehman Brothers Holding Inc estates.
Representing a private equity group in relation to breach of confidence claims brought in the High Court.
Representing an arranger of financial investments in fraud proceedings in the Circuit Commercial Court.
"Upheaval in the Litigation Funding Industry: UK Supreme Court Rules that many Litigation Funding Agreements are Unenforceable", 2 August 2023
"Court of Appeal: Banks' Quincecare duty may apply to instructions from defrauded customers", 23 March 2022
"Left to their own devices: No duty arises between cryptoasset software developers / controllers and cryptoasset owners", 12 May 2022
"UK Supreme Court upholds first successful claim for breach of the "Quincecare" duty financial institutions owe their customers", 5 November 2019.
"Sanctioned default? The English High Court considers the effect of foreign illegality on English obligations", 7 October 2019
"Litigation in the Hedge Fund World, Hedge Funds: A Practical Global Handbook to the Law and Regulation", Globe Law and Business, August 2019, (co-author)
"Frustrated by Brexit? Too high a hurdle to overcome for the EMA", 28 February 2019
"Supreme Court confirms effectiveness of 'no oral variation' clauses", 21 May 2018
"A "New Deal for Consumers": European Commission tables new consumer protection proposals with stronger collective redress potential", 20 April 2018
"Court of Appeal confirms relevance of communications subsequent to an alleged contract", 21 February 2017
"Implied terms: Lord Neuberger's Cardinal Rule Applied", 3 February 2017
"Unlocking the door: BDMS Limited v Rafael Advanced Defence Systems," CDR News, 21 May 2014
