Collective and Class Actions
‘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
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
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