Jake Henderson

Experience

Commercial & Financial Disputes

Before Hausfeld, Jake was part of the legal teams:

• Representing shareholders in civil proceedings alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, contract and a range of tort claims.
• Acting on behalf of a global leader in shipping for a number of maritime, contractual and debt collection proceedings.
• Acting for various clients in debt recovery and bankruptcy proceedings.
• Advising and acting for various insurance companies in breach of contract and consumer protection legislation claims.
• Advising and acting for New Zealand’s central bank and tax regulator in various financial, tax and regulatory matters.

Antitrust/Competition

At Hausfeld, Jake is part of the legal teams: 

• The opt-out collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of an estimated 19.5 million eligible UK users of smartphones and tablets running on Google’s Android operating system relating to excessive and unlawful charges on purchase in the Google Play store. The claim alleges that Google unfairly restricts consumers from accessing potential competition from other app distributors, by requiring smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a bundle of Google’s proprietary apps and services including the Google Play Store as well as imposing other contractual and technical restrictions.
• The representative collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of some 19.6 million eligible UK iPhone and iPad users relating to excessive and unlawful charges by the Apple App Store. The claim alleges that Apple’s conduct violates section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Public Law

Before Hausfeld, Jake was part of the legal teams:

• Advising and acting for various government ministers and departments on public and regulatory law related matters, including numerous judicial review proceedings.