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
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 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