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High Court can grant retrospective permission to continue a derivative claim
The High Court has held that it has the power retrospectively to validate service of a claim form and particulars of claim in proceedings brought as a …
Competition Appeal Tribunal refuses to certify £14 billion class action against Mastercard
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has refused to give the green light to a £14 billion class action, which was brought against MasterCard under the …
Survival of the first UK competition class action - at least for the moment
Last Friday (31 March), the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) allowed the first 'class action' brought under the new competition law collective redress …
Another successful challenge to jurisdiction of English court to hear claims against English domiciled parent companies in relation to acts of subsidiaries abroad
The High Court has struck out a claim against a UK incorporated parent company and set aside permission to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction on …
Successful challenge to English court jurisdiction over claims against UK domiciled parent company in relation to acts of subsidiary abroad
Two companies in the Shell group (domiciled in the UK and Nigeria respectively) have successfully challenged the jurisdiction of the English court to …
Court of Appeal decision confirms high threshold for fraud requirement in a common law derivative action in the LLP context
A recent Court of Appeal decision provides a useful reminder of the limited scope of the exceptions to the rule in Foss v Harbottle in common law …
Court refuses permission for derivative action to proceed following risk/benefit analysis
The High Court has refused permission for two members of a company to continue a derivative action despite there being (at least) a prima facie case …
Judgment handed down in long-running class action regarding the Ocensa pipeline in Colombia
In a recent decision, the High Court has rejected claims by a group of Colombian Farmers in relation to the construction of the Ocensa pipeline in …
First competition law class action issued in the CAT
On 21 June 2016 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) published details of the first application to bring a class action under the UK's controversial new …
High Court allows group claim to proceed against UK-domiciled parent company in relation to acts of subsidiary company abroad
The High Court has rejected jurisdiction challenges by a UK-domiciled company and its Zambian-domiciled subsidiary, allowing a group claim brought by …
Class actions are going global: Is your business ready?
Companies across the globe are increasingly facing the risk of class action litigation, with some finding themselves unprepared when a claim is lodged. …
New "opt-out" class action for competition claims
As part of a major overhaul of the competition litigation regime in the UK, a new collective redress regime for competition claims will be introduced …
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