Collective and Class Actions

Open for business: Court of Appeal greenlights class action against Apple in funder-friendly ruling

Funders backing class actions entitled to share of damages before their distribution to claimants

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Civil law rigidity holding back class action development in Latin America - IBA panel

Brazil leads way on class action law in the region, but others such as Argentina lack specific legislation

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The £14bn class action claim that dwindled to £200m: profession reflects on landmark Mastercard settlement

Ben Rigby reports on controversial resolution of eight-year, headline-grabbing battle over credit card fees

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Lessons will need to be learned from £200m Mastercard class action settlement

Fate of claim once valued at £14bn mustn’t become blueprint for future cases if CAT regime is to succeed, argues Calunius Capital chair Leslie Perrin

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CAT approves Mastercard’s £200m class action settlement over credit card fees

Decision follows bid by claim’s funder to scupper deal struck with lead claimant Walter Merricks

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Hogan Lovells hires two BCLP partners to strengthen London competition class action team

Hire of Edward Coulson and Andrew Leitch prompted by surge in number of competition claims

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AI-related filings drive increase in US securities class action lawsuits in 2024

Plaintiffs filed 225 lawsuits in total last year, up from 215 in 2023, Cornerstone and Stanford Law School study finds

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Cleary, Freshfields secure major wins for Amazon and Apple as CAT strikes down class action

First outright rejection of certification effectively tightens UK’s class action regime putting spotlight on independence of class representatives

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‘Bitter pill to swallow’ for claimants as BT defeats landmark £1.3bn class action

Simmons scores victory for client in first opt out trial before Competition Appeal Tribunal

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Mastercard agrees settlement in landmark interchange fee collective action

Agreement set to be challenged by litigation funder is subject to approval by Competition Appeal Tribunal

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Class action firm Pogust Goodhead to conduct redundancy consultation

Firm could cut up to 100 roles, according to reports

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Business leaders see litigation risk as catalyst for better corporate standards, report finds

Nearly 70% agree that an increase in group claims would lead to improvements in corporate behaviour, according to research by Portland Communications

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Hausfeld advises as CAT greenlights £7bn collective action against Google

Opt out claim alleges 65 million consumers were impacted by anti-competitive practices in mobile search

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Willkie Farr advises Which? on billion-pound cloud storage class action claim against Apple

Claim filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges Apple's cloud storage service breached UK competition law

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Marks & Clerk agrees settlement over alleged secret commissions for client referrals

Class action claim was brought by Commission Recovery, with Marks & Clerk denying any wrongdoing

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UK government shelves litigation funding bill

Action to end uncertainty over Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling to await result of wider funding review

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'Nakedly one-sided': war of words breaks out over CMS class action report

Litigation funder criticises CMS report as US-backed campaign warns of US-style litigation

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Competition Appeal Tribunal green lights landmark £2bn truck cartel opt-in collective claim

Addleshaws, Slaughters, HSF, Travers Smith and Macfarlanes among firms advising on marathon legal battle

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Volume of European class actions continues to grow as UK tops market ahead of Portugal

CMS report reveals that £120bn in damages have been sought over last five years and predicts further rise in number of claims

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