Fierce Competition Podcast | Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
In the recent case of R (PACCAR Inc & ors.) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & ors [2023] UKSC 28, the UK Supreme Court found that litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”) involve the provision of “claim management services”,...more
The November 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) spotlighted the political and diplomatic challenges of compensating damages caused by climate change. At the same time, fundamental questions...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
UK class actions revived? The Court of Appeal breathes life into Merricks' £14 billion claim against MasterCard - The Court of Appeal has allowed Walter Merricks' appeal of the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (the "CAT")...more
In a landmark ruling the Court of Appeal has given another chance to a £14 billion class action against MasterCard. The first case of its kind, brought on behalf of 46 million UK consumers, stalled two years ago when the...more
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ordered MasterCard Incorporated (MasterCard) and others to pay £68.6 million in damages to Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd (Sainsbury’s). The CAT held that MasterCard restricted...more
This case, being already the third since the new CAT Rules came into force on the 1 October 2015, is evidence that the new fast track procedure has been successful in encouraging claims against anti-competitive behaviour and...more
On 1 October 2015 the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015) entered into force, bringing with it a raft of changes pertaining to consumer protection law and competition law litigation. These changes were discussed in an...more
Winds of change are blowing through Europe’s national courts, beginning with a new antitrust damages Directive requiring changes in national laws to facilitate private enforcement of competition law. This step was a major...more