Alicia Theuma

Expertise

Alicia specialises in leading complex and high-profile collective actions, with a particular expertise in large scale opt-in collective actions.

She has over 12 years’ experience in the development and management of multi-party claims, via a Group Litigation Order or through collective case management.

In recent years her practice has focussed on a breadth of areas including high-profile litigation, consumer claims, emissions claims, product liability claims and claims involving personal injury. Alicia is ranked Group Litigation lawyer in Chambers and Partners.

Working alongside Chaya Hanoomanjee, Alicia successfully secured a £193m settlement in the VW NOx emissions litigation in May 2022. Alicia was featured as The Times ‘Lawyer of the week’ in June 2022.

Alicia is a Partner advising on the Grindr Data Privacy Group Claim, representing c.12,000 claimants impacted by Grindr’s historic data sharing practices.

Experience

Cases that Alicia has advised on include:

1. Representing c12,000 claimants in the Grindr Data Privacy Claim.
2. Lead solicitor on VW NOx Emissions Group Litigation (Lexis Nexis Case of the Year 2023), acting for over 71,000 claimants.
3. Steering committee member on Mercedes NOx Emissions Group Litigation, acting for over 16,000 claimants.
4. Represented bereaved families and injured workers in the investigation and subsequent In Amenas Inquests.