Litigation Notes

Representative actions under CPR 19.8: High Court to consider important questions relating to funding and damages for class members

Competition collective proceedings: broad right of appeal and no general prohibition on communications between defendants and class members

In December the Court of Appeal issued a key decision on the developing competition class action regime in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), in the …

Environmental litigation: Group claims must proceed as "global claims" unless individual claimants' losses tied to specific oil spills

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 22: General update

Representative actions: Court of Appeal decision gives go ahead for secret commissions claim, but suggests only limited issues may be dealt with on "opt-out" basis

High Court strikes out novel bid to bring securities class action using CPR 19.8 representative action as "opt-in" procedure

CPR 19.8 representative action: "bifurcated process" adopted in claim by bank against representative defendant

Supply chain risk: England not appropriate forum for ESG-related claims against Dyson relating to actions of Malaysian manufacturer

Government proposes legislation to permit funder DBAs in opt-out competition class actions

Climate disputes – Parent company and supply chain risk

Court of Appeal rejects second major attempt at a climate-related derivative action

In July 2023, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by members of a pension scheme to bring a derivative action against the directors of the …

Global perspectives on climate disputes – A recent history of shareholder claims