It’s been a busy start to 2025 at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, with several key cases and procedural updates shaping the landscape of UK competition litigation. In this edition of UK Competition Litigation Quarterly, our...more
In a reasoned order in January 2025, the Court of Appeal refused DAF Trucks permission to appeal against certification in the Trucks collective proceedings, deferring to the discretion of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in...more
The Court of Appeal is to proceed to hear cases considering the enforceability of litigation funding agreements which were introduced by litigation funders in response to the Supreme Court's decision in PACCAR but which may...more
The Civil Justice Council Interim Report gives first hint of potential reform in litigation funding. The funding industry has been contending with a state of flux since the July 2023 judgment of the Supreme Court in the...more
The High Court has struck out an action brought by a purported class representative against British Airways and EasyJet. The claim sought to obtain automatic compensation payments for passengers whose flights had been...more
The UK’s snap general election has delayed indefinitely the progress of draft legislation which had been introduced with a view to restoring the pre-PACCAR status quo in which litigation funding agreements were distinct from...more
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
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