In recent years there has been an explosion in large-scale mass
litigation taking place across the globe. In the UK, substantive
changes to the law, the growth of litigation funding and the focus
on enhanced returns for investment in the shadow of the financial
crisis has increased the threat of mass litigation, taking three
main forms:
- mass claims in the form of various
claimants being added to a claim form;
- group litigation orders and
representative proceedings; and
- collective redress for
anti-competitive activity.
DLA Piper has a strong track record in group litigation, what is
now commonly called "Class Actions" and we have
represented key clients on landmark cases globally. In the second
in a series of films, our Class Actions Group discuss our six
predictions for Class Actions in the United Kingdom including:
