We are delighted that our overview of collective damages claims in competition cases in the UK has been published as part of the third edition of Global Competition Review's Guide to Private Litigation.

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter, which explores recent competition law developments across the UK and EU.

Legal and Financial Risk newsletter on legal developments impacting corporates and financial institutions

Members of the litigation funding community could be forgiven for thinking that they were the victims of the apocryphal Chinese curse.

The UK has a separate regime for collective claims based on infringements of competition law, which are heard by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).

2008 will go down as probably the most momentous year in financial history. 2009 will be the year that we find out whether our World leaders have created kill or cure for our woes.

While class-actions are not (yet) a recognised key feature of the English legal system, as they are in the US or Australia,...

The UK Government recently announced its intention to review the UK's antitrust class action system, including launching a consultation on the future of the regime.

Interchange fees are paid by merchant acquirers to card issuers as a percentage of each and every credit and debit card transaction.

The article looks at the rise of class actions from the standpoint of "risks and compliance challenges for a number of corporations," but also from the standpoint of offering...

In a sign of the extent to which class actions have become part of the mainstream of English litigation, the Supreme Court has recently given permission to appeal

Impress, the alternative press regulator to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), recently announced that it has applied for official recognition under the Royal Charter.

In 2022 global crises, inflationary pressure, regulatory scrutiny, and judicial clarity have driven activity in international arbitration, competition litigation, and class actions...

On 19 December 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") handed down its judgment in the first opt-out class action to proceed through to a full trial under the UK antitrust class action regime.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently handed down a hotly anticipated judgment concerning the enforceability of litigation funding agreements (LFAs) for competition law claims brought as collective proceedings.

The UK's collective proceedings regime, established in 2015, has enabled opt-out class actions for competition law breaches. Recent trends show increasing claims and creativity in legal theories, raising risks for companies and litigation funders.

It is no coincidence that gold prices have shot up since the financial crisis broke in 2008.

Statistics from the Ministry of Justice demonstrate that between 2005 and 2018, government expenditure on legal aid