Abigail Masters

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

At Hausfeld, Abigail is part of the legal teams:

• Filed an opt-out collective action 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 App 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.
• Filed a representative collective action 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.

Commercial & Financial Disputes

Previously, Abigail undertook civil litigation in New Zealand where she was involved in asset recovery proceedings, acting for both the Commissioner of Police and the Official Assignee. This work involved appearing in the High Court and Court of Appeal.