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UK Government Backs Supreme Court Lit Funding Decision, For Now

The Labour government is to delay a final decision on a ruling which could render some until summer 2025.
3 minute read

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UK Residents Party to 8 Class Actions Each, Research Shows

People do not often know that they are involved in class actions, with the research showing the value of U.K. opt-out claims had increased by 48% in 2023.
2 minute read

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A&O Shearman, Hogan Lovells to Defend £9.9 Billion Crypto Class Action

Lawyers for the claimants have accused six crypto exchanges of "colluding to delist BSV from their exchanges" in 2019.
2 minute read

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Post Office Litigation Funder Subpoenaed in the US

Earlier this year, the arbitrator who awarded $15 billion to the claimants in the dispute was sentenced to six months in prison and disqualified from working as an arbitrator for one year for disobeying orders from the court.
2 minute read

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Amazon Hit With Second $1 Billion-Plus UK Competition Claim

Third-party litigation funder Innsworth is bankrolling the case brought by Andreas Stephan, a professor of competition law at the University of East Anglia, who accuses Amazon of discriminating against third-party sellers.
2 minute read

International Edition

Simmons Reels in Salmon Price-Fixing Class Action Mandate

The claimants are seeking up to £382 million for UK consumers.
2 minute read

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UK Election: Tories Hint at Resurrecting Litigation Funding Legislation

A key piece of proposed legislation on third-party funding did not become law in time before the Prime Minister's calling of the general election in May.
2 minute read

International Edition

Willkie Leads on Biggest Class Action by UK Retailers With £1B CAT Claim Against Amazon

The biggest class action ever launched by UK retailers accuses the tech giant of 'illegally misusing' data and 'manipulating the Amazon Buy Box' for its own commercial benefit.
3 minute read

International Edition

The Rise of Legal Finance in Spain's Growing Market

With appropriate regulation and fast litigation times, the country's litigation finance market is increasing quickly.
5 minute read

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Litigation Funders 'Disappointed' as Key Bill Dropped Ahead of Election

The bill was not chosen by the UK government to progress through the so-called 'wash-up' period of last-minute lawmaking in the final days of a parliamentary session, meaning it will now be up to the next government to decide whether to revive the legislation.
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