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</span> </div> </header> <div class="main"> <div class="crayon contact-descriptif-79567 texte descriptif"><p>Sym Hunt is an associate at Skadden, based in the firm’s London office. His practice focuses predominantly on emerging technologies – having advised some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs in the blockchain sector, confronting both the novel issues specific to blockchain technologies and the contractual arrangements concerning the development and trading of cryptocurrencies. He also has experience in competition law, and writes regularly about developments in the class action regimes in England. He graduated in 2016 with a prize-winning First Class degree in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford. During his Training Contract, he sat in International Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate, Banking (Hong Kong), and Restructuring.</p></div> <h3 class="distinction">Distinctions</h3> <div class="crayon contact-bio-79567 texte bio"><p><a href="https://awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/2020/business-articles/uk-class-actions-back-under-the-spotlight" class="spip_out" rel="external">Nominee, 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Private Enforcement</a></p></div> <div class="p"> <a href="//en/auteurs/sym-hunt-skadden-com#contact" class="btn btn-contact btn-contact-rwd btn-primary-border popin pull-left" data-href-popin="#contact">Contact</a> <div class="social-links social-links-rwd pull-right"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/symhunt/"> Linkedin</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-3 col-aside"> <div class="liste auteurs co-auteurs"> <h2>Linked authors</h2> <div class="liste-items liste-items-well"> <div class='ajaxbloc' data-ajax-env='1/rzRhXNu1Abx6TQLM0//1Ia2m7j2kaNBv2LRZkQYb5jwe5vo1876sJzSwtrqWjUf1xAwf+1F4PHpa1qQTO5Qp2i7q9DWbDQigKYydiIyWWfb2GvEhEKBJberUV1NstKw6GuQ2rb7sv/1Oyve65O51R2P9yOdzxO7/U2YBCMQhmKNepEzQC6LEtimpNY58DuH3ENG6HoLQ5aZ0hzwXgbi6x+N5M3suaU7vl3mvFkpsgJmXOEo+rvBwRy/peC5Pg3t6fzw5kH3Wsb' data-origin="//en/auteurs/sym-hunt-skadden-com"> <div class="item"><div class="entry auteur" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <strong class="entry-title"> <a href="en/auteurs/john-adebiyi-skadden-com" itemprop="url"> <span class='logo-img-wrapper spip_logo' style="width:35px;"><span class="img" style="display:block;position:relative;height:0;width:100%;padding-bottom:100%;overflow:hidden;background:url(local/cache-vignettes/L70xH70/auton115971-d7f4f.jpg?1711359410) no-repeat center;background-size:100%;"> </span></span> <span itemprop="name" class="nom">John Adebiyi</span></a> </strong> <div class="entry-content"> <span class='organisation' itemprop="worksFor" itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (London)</span> </div> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="pays">United Kingdom</span> <span class="articles"><em>2</em> contributions</span> <span class="visites"><em>605</em> visits</span> </div> </div></div> <div class="item"><div class="entry auteur" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <strong class="entry-title"> <a href="en/auteurs/james-anderson" itemprop="url"> <span class='logo-img-wrapper spip_logo' style="width:35px;"><span class="img" style="display:block;position:relative;height:0;width:100%;padding-bottom:100%;overflow:hidden;background:url(local/cache-vignettes/L70xH70/1636131813260-435c5.jpg?1729763249) no-repeat center;background-size:100%;"> </span></span> <span itemprop="name" class="nom">James Anderson</span></a> </strong> <div class="entry-content"> <span class='organisation' itemprop="worksFor" itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (London)</span> </div> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="pays">United Kingdom</span> <span class="articles"><em>6</em> contributions</span> <span class="visites"><em>1877</em> visits</span> </div> </div></div> <div class="item"><div class="entry auteur" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <strong class="entry-title"> <a href="en/auteurs/ingrid-vandenborre-123740" itemprop="url"> <span class='logo-img-wrapper spip_logo' style="width:35px;"><span class="img" style="display:block;position:relative;height:0;width:100%;padding-bottom:100%;overflow:hidden;background:url(local/cache-vignettes/L70xH70/auton123740-2b1d7.jpg?1711359410) no-repeat center;background-size:100%;"> </span></span> <span itemprop="name" class="nom">Iacovos Antoniou</span></a> </strong> <div class="entry-content"> <span class='organisation' itemprop="worksFor" itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (London)</span> </div> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="pays">United Kingdom</span> <span class="articles"><em>4</em> contributions</span> <span class="visites"><em>979</em> visits</span> </div> </div></div> <div class="item"><div class="entry auteur" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <strong class="entry-title"> <a href="en/authors/clifford-h-aronson" itemprop="url"> <span class='logo-img-wrapper spip_logo' style="width:35px;"><span class="img" style="display:block;position:relative;height:0;width:100%;padding-bottom:100%;overflow:hidden;background:url(local/cache-vignettes/L70xH70/aronson_cliff_1440x600-5eed4.jpg?1711359410) no-repeat center;background-size:100%;"> </span></span> <span itemprop="name" class="nom">Clifford H. 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The CAT considered striking out the claims of its own motion, and warned the proposed class representatives that they should consider ‘significant amendment and revision’ of their claims to avoid (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/sym-hunt-skadden-com">Sym Hunt</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/bill-batchelor">Bill Batchelor</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/bruce-macaulay">Bruce Macaulay</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2021/the-uk-competition-appeal-tribunal-grants-its-first-collective-proceedings" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal grants its first collective proceedings order in a class action <em>(Merricks / Mastercard)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-08-17T22:00:00Z">18 August 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 284</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102819 introduction entry-content"> <p>After protracted challenges to class certification status, in Merricks v Mastercard the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) granted its first collective proceedings order (CPO). The claim remains huge, comprising 46.2 million consumers, but Mastercard successfully persuaded the CAT to narrow (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/bill-batchelor">Bill Batchelor</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/bruce-macaulay">Bruce Macaulay</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/jonathon-j-egerton-peters">Jonathon Egerton-Peters</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/aurora-luoma-112785">Aurora Luoma</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/sym-hunt-skadden-com">Sym Hunt</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-uk-supreme-court-clarifies-low-bar-for-class-action-certification-merricks" rel="bookmark">The UK Supreme Court clarifies the low bar for class action certification <em>(Merricks / Mastercard)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-10T23:00:00Z">11 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 126</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98649 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 11 December 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court (the Court) handed down its much-awaited ruling in Merricks v Mastercard, dismissing Mastercard’s appeal against the English Court of Appeal’s April 2019 decision in a 3-2 ruling. The main aspects of the decision are explained below: <br class='autobr' /> This ruling (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/bill-batchelor">Bill Batchelor</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/bruce-macaulay">Bruce Macaulay</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/ingrid-vandenborre">Ingrid Vandenborre</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/jonathon-j-egerton-peters">Jonathon Egerton-Peters</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/sym-hunt-skadden-com">Sym Hunt</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/boris-bershteyn">Boris Bershteyn</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2019/the-uk-court-of-appeal-grants-the-appeal-by-over-46-million-consumers-against" rel="bookmark">The England & Wales Court of Appeal grants the appeal by over 46 million consumers against a financial company in relation to alleged overcharging of interbank fees <em>(Merricks / MasterCard)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-04-15T22:00:00Z">16 April 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 115</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96886 introduction entry-content"> <p>This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. <br class='autobr' /> A recent Court of Appeal decision has reignited the prospects of a £14 billion class action against Mastercard. 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