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Morrisons wins Supreme Court appeal against finding of vicarious liability in data breach class action
Today the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12, bringing to its conclusion a case …
Article published - Funders’ liability for adverse costs: scrapping the cap
As explained in this previous post, the Court of Appeal has recently dismissed an appeal against a decision which declined to apply the so-called …
High Court orders security for costs against member of Association of Litigation Funders
In a recent decision in the group litigation brought in respect of the Ingenious Media film partnerships, the High Court has granted the defendants’ …
HSF overview of collective damages claims in competition cases in the UK published in GCR Guide to Private Litigation
Our competition litigation team's overview of collective damages claims in competition cases in the UK has recently been published as part of Global …
Upcoming webinar - Class actions in England and Wales: Shareholder actions - The Lloyds/HBOS litigation
On Monday 9 December (1-2pm UK time), Harry Edwards, Ceri Morgan and Sarah Penfold will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and …
The Lloyds/HBOS litigation: The first shareholder class action judgment in England & Wales
The first judgment in a shareholder class action in England & Wales has been handed down by the High Court today in Sharp v Blank [2019] …
First securities class action judgment in Australia
The Australian Federal Court has recently handed down judgment in the first securities class action in Australia to reach trial: TPT Patrol Pty Ltd …
High Court refuses Tesco’s strike out application in s.90A FSMA group shareholder action
In an important decision for securities litigation in the UK, the High Court has dismissed a strike out application made by Tesco plc in the group …
Insurance issues in class actions - new webinar and "handy client guide"
Herbert Smith Freehills has today released the fourth in our series of webinars on class actions in England and Wales, looking at insurance issues in …
Court of Appeal finds claim for damages for loss of control of data can proceed as representative action under CPR 19.6
The Court of Appeal has held that an action for alleged data breaches using the CPR 19.6 representative action procedure can go ahead, overturning the …
Three separate class actions related appeals heading for the Supreme Court
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 …
Court of Appeal overturns CAT's refusal to certify the MasterCard collective action claim
The Court of Appeal has overturned the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (CAT) decision refusing certification in MasterCard's £14 billion collective action …
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