Collective and Class Actions
High Court slashes ‘staggering’ £343m claimants’ costs budget in dieselgate litigation
Landmark ruling effectively reduces total costs budget for claimants and defendants – including expenses already incurred – from £650m to £388m
Mastercard settles merchant group action in interchange fee litigation
Confidential settlement struck with more than 1,900 businesses
Hausfeld unveils London leadership changes as managing partner steps down early
Former head Lianne Craig, who makes way for Nicola Boyle, is shifting her focus for personal reasons
Gateley affiliate Austen Hays launches class action against Grindr, advised by Cooley
High Court Claim alleges misuse of highly sensitive information including about HIV status
UK Supreme Court refuses Marks & Clerk permission to appeal in secret commissions case
Trial expected next January as judges say appeal bid ‘does not raise an arguable question of law’ over group claims
Government introduces legislation to reverse UK Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling
Bill welcomed for ‘confining threat to litigation funding to history books’
UK arms of rival US class action firms unveil merger
Keller Postman UK joins forces with Lanier Longstaff Hedar & Roberts to form litigation funder-owned KP Law
UK government pledges law to boost litigation funding’s role in ‘David and Goliath’ class actions
Lord Chancellor says legislation will reverse impact of Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling
Pogust Goodhead to open in Sydney amid multi-billion-dollar BHP class action claim
New Australia office will be led by partners Amie Crichton and Joshua Carton
Mishcon acquires majority stake in group actions management business
Co-founders of Brazil-based Somos become equity partners as City firm moves to take on bigger cases
Government pledge to reverse PACCAR judgment’s ‘damaging effects’ on litigation funding welcomed
Legislation promised after funding’s role in exposing Post Office Horizon scandal is highlighted
High Court strikes out innovative attempt to bring securities litigation class action
Lorraine Lanceley and Elaina Bailes of Stewarts look at a recent judgment of the Commercial Court with implications for financial litigators representing claimants and defendants
Senior judge convenes special hearing to manage flood of Dieselgate claims
More than 20 claimant firms are due to be represented at Friday’s hearing
UK’s Competition Appeals Tribunal approves consolidation of Google claims in ad tech litigation
Lawyers say move sets an important precedent and is a ‘milestone’ for the UK’s opt-out regime
‘A big moment’ – car shipping cartel claim delivers first opt-out class action settlement
All eyes on Competition Appeals Tribunal as it prepares to consider £1.5m deal with one of five shipping line defendants
London claimant firm secures landmark $552m financing deal
Pogust Goodhead, which is taking on BHP and Mercedes, secures ‘watershed’ deal with investment manager Gramercy
Profession counts cost of crucial UK Supreme Court litigation funding ruling
Funders have been quick to reassure market, despite talk of ‘shockwaves’, reports Ben Rigby
Supreme Court litigation funding judgment threatens viability of collective claims
Surprise ruling on funding arrangements particularly throws competition claims into doubt
Court of Appeal revives £2.7bn FX litigation in boost to UK collective action regime
Appellate court overrules Competition Appeal Tribunal by approving class on opt-out basis
‘A natural move for us’ – Gateley launches collective actions practice
Listed UK law firm appoints two partners from claimant firm Slater & Gordon
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