Litigation Notes

Representative actions: Court of Appeal decision gives go ahead for secret commissions claim, but suggests only limited issues may be dealt with on "opt-out" basis

High Court strikes out novel bid to bring securities class action using CPR 19.8 representative action as "opt-in" procedure

CPR 19.8 representative action: "bifurcated process" adopted in claim by bank against representative defendant

Supply chain risk: England not appropriate forum for ESG-related claims against Dyson relating to actions of Malaysian manufacturer

Government proposes legislation to permit funder DBAs in opt-out competition class actions

Climate disputes – Parent company and supply chain risk

Court of Appeal rejects second major attempt at a climate-related derivative action

In July 2023, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by members of a pension scheme to bring a derivative action against the directors of the …

Global perspectives on climate disputes – A recent history of shareholder claims

Class Actions in England and Wales podcast series: Episode 9 – Looking forward

Coming to Life – Germany ushers in EU class actions directive

The Consumer Rights Enforcement Act (Verbraucherrechtedurchsetzungsgesetz) (VDuG) came into force in Germany on 13 October 2023, completing the long …

Class Actions in England and Wales podcast series: Episode 8 - Employment

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 20: General update