Litigation Notes

Herbert Smith Freehills launches new edition of Class Actions in England and Wales

A second edition of our text on class actions in England and Wales, co-authored by Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers, has been published in the UK by Sweet …

Latest split trial decision in securities class action under s.90A FSMA

The High Court has held that reliance issues should be heard at the second trial, with defendant liability issues to be heard in the first, in a claim …

Court of Appeal overturns decision striking out class action arising from 2015 collapse of Fundão Dam in Brazil

The Court of Appeal has held that claims brought in the English court by over 200,000 claimants arising out of the 2015 collapse of the Fundão Dam …

How to navigate the Autonomy judgment: guidance for corporate issuers defending Section 90A / Schedule 10A FSMA shareholder claims

The High Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in the US$5 billion civil fraud action brought by the Hewlett Packard group in connection with …

HSF publishes Disputes in the Technology Industry Q&As for Practical Law (UK)

Upcoming webinar: Dutch Class Actions – What international companies need to know

Following the introduction of a new class action regime in 2020, the Netherlands continues to see a significant uptick in the number of ongoing and …

Article published - Lloyd v Google: the upshot for data class actions

The exponential growth in the volume of data being collected and shared, along with the ease and reduced costs of gathering, analysing, using and …

High Court considers the requirement for “awareness” in implied misrepresentation claims

The High Court has refused an application to strike out or summarily dismiss a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation in the group litigation against …

Third edition of Class Actions in Australia launched today

Herbert Smith Freehills is today launching the third edition of its successful textbook, Class Actions in Australia. Written by lawyers from the …

Webinar: Transnational torts and parent company liability

The English court has seen numerous mass tort claims brought by large groups of claimants against UK companies, often in the energy or extractive …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 11: General update

Supreme Court finds claim for compensation under data protection legislation cannot proceed on "opt-out basis" in high profile Lloyd v Google case