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'We're Here to Help': The Unseen Players Behind the Rising Tide of UK Class Actions

Funders, brokers, law firms and distributors are just some of the drivers behind the recent tide of UK class actions. Law.com International takes you on the trail of opt-out cases and attempts to discover who the real winners are.
9 minute read

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Credit Suisse Wins Yacht Case Against Saudi Prince

Credit Suisse is now entitled to debts from the prince equivalent to £32.9 million.
2 minute read

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ECIJA Leads Major Environmental Collective Action Against Spain

In one of the nation's biggest ever collective actions, the firm is arguing that the Kingdom of Spain has not complied with reuse and recycling targets mandated for 2020.
4 minute read

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Quinn Emanuel and Pallas Set to Represent Credit Suisse Bondholders

Under the terms of the Swiss bank's acquisition by UBS, $17 billion of Credit Suisse bonds have been written off.
2 minute read

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Online Marketplaces Beware as Scope For Liability For Third-Party Products Widens

The Louboutin v Amazon case in the Court of Justice of the European Union has sent a warning shot to online marketplaces, explain RPC lawyers.
4 minute read

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Class Action Craze: MasterCard Faces Another Multi-Billion Pound Suit

The recent spike in class actions has met a wave of scrutiny, with MasterCard arguing that the claim "is not about helping U.K. businesses" but about lawyers and their backers "out to make money".
4 minute read

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Freshfields, Cleary Among Firms Owed $4M Following Collapse of Russian Bank VTB

Several prominent law firms are owed large sums of money following the administration of the U.K. arm of the Russian state-owned bank.
3 minute read

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Big Money For Lawyers, But Still a Question Mark for Consumers: Are UK Class Actions Really Working?

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has gone from being a backwater to being a major centre for modern disputes, hearing cases that could generate billions in legal fees. But an in-depth analysis by Law.com International has found many are unhappy with the new world, saying the ultimate beneficiaries are not the claimants.
12 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms Set to Earn £1B From First Wave of UK Competition Class Actions

The first batch of Competition Appeal Tribunal cases since a change to the law in 2015 is proving very lucrative for the law firms involved, research has found.
4 minute read

International Edition

Royal Mail and BT Win £17.5M Damages in Trucks Cartel Latest

DAF Trucks is one of several companies facing a £2 billion collective action in relation to the pan-European price-fixing cartel.
2 minute read

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