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Class Action Regulatory Reform Antitrust Litigation

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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UK government reviews opt-out class actions regime – a decade in – time for a change?

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The UK government has launched a review into the opt-out collective actions regime for antitrust law claims. This review comes a decade after the regime’s launch. During this period, the regime has developed significantly,...more

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Class Action Landscape 2025: Mid-Year Trends and Developments

Over the past decade, changes in legislation, case law, and industry practices have driven a sharp increase in opt-out collective proceedings before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”). We have also seen the English...more

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Civil Justice Council Proposes Significant Changes to UK Class Action Funding Regime

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On 2 June 2025, the Civil Justice Council, a statutory body charged with advising on reform of the civil justice system in England and Wales, published its final report to the UK government on third-party litigation funding...more

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Class Actions: The evolving landscape

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The global class action landscape continues to evolve. There are more collective actions across Europe than ever before, and the implementation of the EU Directive on "Representative actions for the protection of the...more

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Class Actions: Looking Forward 2025

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We begin with developments of national significance. First, we discuss the amendments to the Competition Act which, effective June 2025, could open the door to a novel quasi-class action scheme entitling private plaintiffs to...more

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