Quinn Emanuel Defeats Six High Court Challenges to Allwyn's National Lottery Licence

Six High Court challenges: six dismissals. Quinn Emanuel is proud to have been by Allwyn's side for all of them.

Today, Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE dismissed all claims brought by Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell against the Gambling Commission challenging its award to Allwyn of the 4th UK National Lottery Licence and its subsequent modification. The Judge found that Northern & Shell had been properly disqualified from the Competition, that there was an "enormous gap" of over 30% in scores between its bid and Allwyn's, and that its £1.3 billion damages claim was "fanciful" - TNLC had stood no real chance of winning against Allwyn, described by the Judge as "a global leader in the lottery industry," if not "the world leader in conducting lotteries." The 4th Licence was fairly and properly awarded to Allwyn and had been lawfully modified by the Commission.

Following victories against Camelot and IGT, today's judgment brings four years of litigation to a close.

In this final case, QE appeared as solicitors to Allwyn as an interested party, supporting the integrity of the Competition and protecting Good Causes. The team was led by Dominic Roughton, with associates Marjun Parcasio, Annabel Elliott, Daniel Brinkman, and Benjamin Hamilton, and senior legal assistant Ralina Minnakhmetova, instructing Mark Howard KC, Malcolm Birdling KC (Brick Court) and Joseph Barrett KC (11 King's Bench Walk), with support from Allwyn's legal team of Jonathan Handyside, Harry Willits and David Harris.