Victoria Wakefield, QC, Brick Court Chambers took silk this year. She is instructed in some of the highest profile cases of the day. Most relevantly for today’s purposes, she is currently instructed in Merricks v Mastercard, the ground-breaking competition law collective proceedings, representing a class of some 46 million consumers, suing for damages of £14 billion. The Supreme Court is currently considering permission to appeal in that case. She is also instructed in respect of the recent FX Commission settlement decision, addressed to Barclays Bank, RBS, Citibank, JP Morgan, MUFG Bank and UBS. Of interest to those considering other forms of group proceedings, she is instructed in Lloyd v Google, a representative action under CPR 19.6, brought on behalf of 5million iPhone users