Hugh is responsible for originating, underwriting, structuring and managing complex litigation finance investments across multiple jurisdictions.

While based in Australia, his role is inherently cross-border, and he regularly works across jurisdictions, with a particular focus on competition and other collective and class action claims in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Hugh has a strong specialism in competition/antitrust matters and has played a leading role in the origination, underwriting and oversight of some of the largest competition claims brought in the UK and Australia, involving cartel conduct and abuse of dominance. These matters have addressed serious breakdowns in market integrity and corporate conduct, and have included some of the most significant collective and class actions in those jurisdictions, with aggregate claim values exceeding £5 billion (AU$10 billion).

He is also closely involved in Woodsford’s collective redress and investor engagement work, supporting the organisation of institutional and other claimants and working with law firms and stakeholders to pursue coordinated, effective redress in response to serious corporate wrongdoing.

In addition to competition claims, Hugh has experience across a broad range of complex commercial disputes, including securities, defective goods, insolvency and professional negligence matters, spanning jurisdictions including the UK, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.