Shippers Dispute Financial Harm Claims
Three MOL Group companies—MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co. Ltd.—contended in filings that drivers failed to demonstrate how the alleged cartel directly caused them financial damages. Their defense centered on assumptions made about how shipping costs are embedded within the price of new vehicles.
Legal Teams on All Sides
Motorists are represented by
Sarah Ford KC and Sarah O’Keeffe (Brick Court Chambers),
Nicholas Gibson (Matrix Chambers),
instructed by Belinda Hollway and Douglas Campbell of Scott+Scott UK LLP.
MOL Group is represented by
David Bailey and Michael Quayle (Brick Court Chambers) and
Natalie Nguyen (Monckton Chambers),
instructed by Alistair Brown of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer (UK) LLP.
NYK is represented by
Brendan McGurk KC (Monckton Chambers) and
solicitor advocate Angus Rodger,
instructed by Yumiko Takahashi of Steptoe International (UK) LLP.
