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
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
Collective actions on the rise in the UK – a competition perspective
Morgan Lewis antitrust partner Frances Murphy says 2025 could be a defining year for competition class actions in the UK
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
Class action firm Pogust Goodhead to conduct redundancy consultation
Firm could cut up to 100 roles, according to reports
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
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
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
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
UK government shelves litigation funding bill
Action to end uncertainty over Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling to await result of wider funding review
'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
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
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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