The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of Prismall v Google UK Ltd and DeepMind Technologies Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516.
Finding for Google, the Court of Appeal upheld the lower Court’s decision to...more
2/7/2025
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Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Google ,
Misuse of Information ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Interest ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
UK
In Gibbins v Tierney [2024] EWHC 2004 (Ch), the High Court reaffirmed the principles that apply when deciding whether there has been unfair prejudice, within the meaning of section 994 of the Companies Act 2006, in a...more
With the rise of litigation funding of group actions, there has been an increasing use of representative actions by Claimants in recent years. In turn, Defendants are challenging this and the Courts are scrutinising cases in...more
8/15/2024
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Case Management ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Equitable Relief ,
Google ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Litigation Funding ,
Third Party Funding ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
A recent decision in the Birmingham County Court has added to the body of case law growing around the test for listing multiple claimants on the same claim form. In Angel and others v Black Horse Limited, unreported, 8...more
There are various ways in the English High Court to bring a claim, including as a group or representative action. Historically they have been underused but that is changing. Businesses are becoming increasingly interested in...more
The High Court has ordered that ClientEarth pay Shell’s costs in connection with all aspects of ClientEarth’s unsuccessful application for permission to continue a derivative claim against Shell and its directors. This is a...more
The High Court has made a Group Litigation Order (GLO) in the class action proceedings of Tongue & Ors v Bayer Public Ltd Company & Ors [2023] EWHC 1792 (KB). This appears to be only the second GLO made by the High Court in...more
In the High Court’s recent judgment in Município de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Limited & Anor the Court found that England was “clearly the appropriate forum” to determine whether Vale SA, a Brazilian company, should...more
8/30/2023
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Brazil ,
Class Action ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Parent Corporation ,
Property Damage ,
Remediation ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
Wrongful Death
The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s judgment in Royal Mail and BT’s claim against DAF Trucks has provided welcome clarity on how the legal test for pass on should be applied. It provides helpful guidance on the factors that a...more
In July 2016, the European Commission issued a settlement decision finding that five major truck manufacturers participated in an EEA-wide cartel involving collusion on the prices of medium and heavy trucks and the timing and...more
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) judgment recently obtained by Royal Mail and BT has wide-ranging implications, not only for all competition follow-on damages claims but also many other forms of commercial damages claims....more
The Court of Appeal has strongly dismissed an appeal against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (“CAT’s”) decision that it would be an abuse of process for certain truck manufacturers to seek to challenge the facts recorded in...more
11/11/2020
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Administrative Agencies ,
Appeals ,
Cartels ,
Damages ,
Dismissals ,
Manufacturers ,
Settlement ,
Trucking Industry ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)