Collective and Class Actions - Page 2
IPO-related filing issues push US securities class action settlements to highest level since 1997
The overall median settlement amount rose to $17.3m in 2025, according to Cornerstone Research
Retailers score ‘big win’ in latest phase of interchange fees litigation
The Competition Appeal Tribunal held that retailers did not pass on interchange fees to consumers
ATJF launches £3.9m grants programme funded by unclaimed Boundary Fares damages
Grants are targeted at frontline UK legal advice providers to improve access to justice
CAT approves final settlements in £93m Car Delivery Charges class action
Case related to fees charged by car shipping cartel on imported vehicles into the UK
Forever chemicals may be next corporate class action risk – report
Ben Rigby examines if public concern about forever chemicals will trigger a wave of class action litigation
France’s new collective redress law offers wins for consumers, but challenges for business
New laws that significantly change French class action law will pose challenges for claimant and defendant lawyers alike, writes Ben Rigby
UK Supreme Court restores CAT judgment in £2.7bn FX cartel case
Landmark ruling is a significant moment for the UK’s collective actions regime
Ex-CAT president: undermining the collective actions regime would only benefit corporate wrongdoers
The UK’s fledgling opt-out system provides a crucial means of calling to account big businesses, writes former Competition Appeal Tribunal president Sir Gerald Barling
Pogust Goodhead recruits MoFo partner to lead Mariana litigation after landmark victory
Morrison Foerster’s former London head of litigation Jonathan Wheeler to oversee development of mammoth case into damages phase
Big win for Pogust Goodhead as UK’s High Court rules BHP liable for Brazil dam collapse
Anglo-Australian miner found liable for 2015 Mariana dam disaster under Brazilian law in multi-billion pound London litigation
Unclaimed funds can transform civil justice and improve consumer awareness of collective actions
Unclaimed collective action pay outs could help improve access to justice, writes Clare Carter, CEO of the Access to Justice Foundation
Hausfeld defeats Gibson Dunn-repped Apple in landmark £1.5bn class action suit
Result marks first case brought under UK’s collective action regime to reach successful conclusion at trial
Class action reform could give UK economy £24bn annual boost, study claims
Stephenson Harwood report outlines recommendations to improve opt-out regime’s effectiveness
Carmakers defend dieselgate litigation as High Court case begins
Lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.6 million claimants against five leading carmakers could be worth up to £6bn
Justice charity gets £3.7m unclaimed settlement windfall amid controversy over low take-up of class action damages
Competition Appeal Tribunal draws attention to ‘very low rate of take-up’ by customers in rail fare case