The English High Court has struck out a class action claim against two airlines in which the Claimant sought to secure flight delay...
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In a judgment handed down today, the High Court has laid down a number of significant points of principle for cost management exercises...
I. Introduction Manufacturers of consumer-facing products in the increasingly integrated European market operate in a complex...
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In the final days of Parliament, the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ‘Act’) has received Royal...
As noted by Executive Vice-President Vestager, “if something happens every 25 years, it deserves attention.[1]” Last Friday, the European...
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In recent years, we have seen group actions play an ever-expanding role in English litigation, driven by an explosion in litigation...
The English High Court has rejected the use of a bifurcated representative procedure to bring shareholder claims under section 90/90A and...
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) is still expected to come into force in Autumn 2024. Although the overall...
High Court casts doubts on principle that a company cannot assert privilege against its shareholders in litigation The ‘shareholder...
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The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) has finally cleared the path for the German implementation of the European Representative...
It is generally acknowledged that the Netherlands is a popular forum for various types of class actions. As of 25 June 2023, the...
2022 was an extremely busy year for updates in the employment, incentives and pensions space. And as we move into a new year, there are...