Litigation Notes

High Court applies common law, not statutory, test to application for permission to bring derivative claim on behalf of LLP

The High Court has ruled that where a member of an LLP seeks permission to bring a derivative claim on its behalf, it is the common law test (otherwise …

Competing class actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal: no preliminary ruling on carriage issue

In a recent ruling in the Forex litigation, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has held that the question of which of two competing applicants can …

COVID-19 Pressure Points: Impact of COVID-19 on class actions (UK)

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 …