This episode of our “Fierce Competition“ podcast looks at trends across the pond in class actions in the U.K. and focuses on the country’s new tribunal that was created specifically to hear class actions....more
The November 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) spotlighted the political and diplomatic challenges of compensating damages caused by climate change. At the same time, fundamental questions...more
The CAT is willing to consider strike-out seriously at the certification stage. The CAT considered striking out the claims of its own motion, and warned the proposed class representatives that they should consider...more
After protracted challenges to class certification status, in Merricks v Mastercard the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) granted its first collective proceedings order (CPO). The claim remains huge, comprising 46.2...more
9/16/2021
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Competition ,
Compound Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
European Commission ,
Opt-Outs ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Supreme Court
On 11 December 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court (the Court) handed down its much-awaited ruling in Merricks v Mastercard, dismissing Mastercard’s appeal against the English Court of Appeal’s April 2019 decision in a 3-2 ruling....more
Despite 20 years of robust legislative activity in the field of consumer protection and the 2013 European Commission recommendation on collective redress mechanisms, a harmonized approach to collective redress such as group...more
9/26/2018
/ Collective Actions ,
Collective Redress ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Discovery ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Member State ,
Proposed Rules ,
Punitive Damages ,
Standing ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)