Jonothan Broadbent

  • Counsel
  • London
  • jbroadbent@hausfeld.com
  • +44 20 7123 4214
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonothan-broadbent-b4aa94a3/?trk=public_profile_browsemap_profile-result-card_result-card_full-click&originalSubdomain=uk?originalSubdomain=uk
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Overview

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Education

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Bar Admissions

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Affiliations

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Experience

Antitrust/Competition

His previous competition experience encompasses the following cases:

  • Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Mastercard: Successful litigation against Mastercard in the High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal. Sainsbury's were awarded £68m in damages, being at the time the highest ever competition damages award in Europe. Pursuant to Article 101 TFEU and other UK competition laws, arguing that Mastercard's processing fees for debit and credit cards constituted a restriction of competition. Jonothan also advised further retailers on similar damages claims after this successful litigation.
  • Microsoft Mobile Oy v Various Batteries Manufacturers: Cartel damages case pursuant to Article 101 TFEU and various other UK, US, Japanese, Korean and Finnish competition laws with parallel international arbitration proceedings and US District Courts proceedings. Microsoft alleged in the High Court that various lithium-ion batteries manufacturers had operated a secret cartel which had deliberately raised the prices of mobile telephone batteries over a 20-year period.


At Hausfeld, Jonothan is part of the legal teams:

  • Acting on behalf of individual and business clients in relation to the alleged use by Mercedes of so-called ‘defeat devices’ for the purposes of cheating emissions testing. The team have issued claims on behalf of thousands of clients affected by Mercedes’ alleged conduct and are part of the Steering Committee of firms running the litigation.
  • Representing class representative Nikki Stopford in her opt-out collective claim against Google, seeking approximately £7bn in redress on behalf of tens of millions of UK consumers.

Commercial & Financial Disputes

Prior to joining Hausfeld, Jonothan:

  • Advised a global espresso and coffee machine company on a trademark and copyright dispute in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court over their branded range of machines in the UK.
  • Advised on a multi-million-pound farming partnership dispute relating to alleged breaches of the partnership agreement and negotiating the exit of his Partner client.
  • Advised a record label in relation to their portfolio of intellectual property and related disputes with their recording artists.
  • Advised various clients on: breach of warranties claims arising from the sale and purchases of companies; breach of director’s duties; breach of contract claims including service-level disputes, non-delivery and non-performance; breach of restrictive covenants in relation to employees moving to competitors; various disputes arising from commercial agency agreements in the greetings cards industry; and defamation in relation to malicious posts made against companies on social media.