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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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The Role of Policy and What It Means for the Conduct of Claims for Building Safety Disputes

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In URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21, the Supreme Court has dismissed URS' appeal on all four grounds in its decision handed down on 21 May 2025. The case will be remitted to the TCC to determine the...more

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Civil Justice Council calls for overhaul of English litigation funding and lawyer fees arrangements

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On June 2, 2025, the Civil Justice Council (“Council”)—a public body that reviews and makes recommendations to the UK Government about the English civil justice system—published its much-anticipated report on litigation...more

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URS v BDW – Supreme Court Hands Down Highly Anticipated Judgment

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Last week the UK Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21. The judgment provided helpful clarification on the recoverability of remediation costs...more

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Briefcase 2024 Quarter 3: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd - The United Utilities sewerage network has around 100 ‘outfalls’ from which material emanating from sewers, sewage treatment works and pumping...more

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UK Supreme Court Emphasises Importance of Mitigation in Sale of Goods Claims

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In its judgment in Sharp Corporation Ltd v. Viterra BV handed down last month, the UK Supreme Court held that damages for nonacceptance of goods should be determined by reference to the realisable value of the goods left in...more

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UK Government introduces Bill to reverse UK Supreme Court PACCAR ruling

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The Bill is intended to restore the previous status quo in which litigation funding agreements were distinct from damages-based agreements and were not required to comply with additional special conditions....more

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UK Supreme Court Ruling Sends Shockwaves into English Litigation Funding Regime

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) recently ruled, by a majority of four-to-one, that litigation funding agreements (LFAs) — which entitle litigation funders to a payment based on the level of damages recovered in the case — are...more

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Has the Gravy Train (or Truck) Been Derailed for Litigation Funders? UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Litigation Funders

In the recent case of R (PACCAR Inc & ors.) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & ors [2023] UKSC 28, the UK Supreme Court found that litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”) involve the provision of “claim management services”,...more

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UK Supreme Court judgment opens up potential for a “radical review” of the entire litigation funding sector

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UK Supreme Court judgment requires litigation funding agreements to comply with additional conditions. In a judgment released this week the Supreme Court has held that litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”), by which a...more

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English High Court Confirms Narrow Approach to Assessment of Data Breach Liability

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On 31 January 2022, the English High Court delivered its judgment in Stadler v Currys Group Limited (EWHC 160 (QB)); the latest in a series of rulings which appear set to constrain the relatively nascent UK data breach claims...more

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Data Privacy Fines and Damages “Double Jeopardy”: UK Supreme Court Hears Google “Class Action”

his week sees a key hearing before the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lloyd v Google, an event long awaited by those familiar with data protection law proceedings in Europe. The case concerns the so-called “safari...more

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Claims for overseas environmental harm and human rights infringements proceed in England against UK parent companies

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Last month, the UK Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal and allowed a claim for damages from claimants in the Niger Delta to proceed against Royal Dutch Shell plc and its local subsidiary Shell...more

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UK Supreme Court Judgement in Servier Competition Damages Litigation

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Holds Findings Made by European Courts Cannot Be Relied on in Different Context in Other Proceedings - On November 6, 2020 the U.K. Supreme Court handed down a judgment relating to the Servier U.K. competition damages...more

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Defamation Claims in UK Require Proof of “Serious Harm”

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The English courts have traditionally been a popular forum for defamation claims, not least because English law allows even non-residents who have minimal reputation in the UK to sue for defamation in the English courts and...more

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Legal and Financial Risk Newsletter – May 2019

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UK class actions revived? The Court of Appeal breathes life into Merricks' £14 billion claim against MasterCard - The Court of Appeal has allowed Walter Merricks' appeal of the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (the "CAT")...more

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Up, up, and...not away - English High Court faults SPA target in the aerospace industry for inadequate financial projections

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The English High Court, in Triumph Controls UK Ltd v Primus International Holding Co [2019] EWHC 565 (TCC), has found that proper, accurate financial projections by the sellers would have resulted in a lower purchase price...more

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When Can an Order Requiring Payment Stifle an Appeal?

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Recent UK Supreme Court decision could have far-reaching consequences for appeals - In a split decision, the Supreme Court recently considered whether an order requiring an appellant to pay money (that the appellant does...more

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High Court Willing to Set Aside Arbitral Awards on Public Policy Grounds

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On 6 June 2017, the High Court held that there was sufficient evidence that an award of over US$500 million in damages against the Republic of Kazakhstan may be tainted by fraud and that this should be examined at trial...more

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