Expertise

Matthew has extensive experience in commercial litigation but now focusses on competition matters, including advising on follow-on and standalone damages claims, interventions in Competition Appeal Tribunal proceedings and cartel investigations. Matthew has advised clients involved in proceedings in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

A career highlight was appearing in the Supreme Court as part of the team acting for Asda, Argos and Morrisons in their claims for damages against Mastercard.

Experience

• Represented Asda, Argos and Morrisons in their landmark Supreme Court victory against Mastercard in the long-running multilateral interchange fee litigation (the first claims of their type to be issued in the English Courts), relating to anti-competitive credit card fees.
• Acting for Gemalto, now part of global security giant Thales Group headquartered in France, in their substantial pan-European smart card chip cartel claim.
• Advised major global electronics distributor Ingram Micro in its claim against Samsung and others in connection with the liquid crystal displays Cartel.
• Acting for a significant group of major household name retailers in their respective multi-million pound claims against Visa and Mastercard for damages relating to multilateral interchange fees.

Career

Matthew joined the firm as a paralegal, trained at Stewarts and qualified into the Competition Litigation team in October 2010. Matthew was made a partner in May 2022.

Recognition

Testimonials include:

“Matthew Tighe is very diligent and personable, and knows his way round all the minutiae of civil procedure.” – The Legal 500

“He’s very personable, well organised, and he sends comprehensive instructions” – Chambers & Partners