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PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ More than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used globally in industrial and consumer...
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Background On 14 November 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in the first substantive trial to take place in the industry-wide NOx...
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On 25 October 2024, the High Court handed down its judgment in Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust & Ors v Barclays Plc, finding in favour...
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Today, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) passed the law already adopted by the German Parliament (Bundestag) to introduce a new...
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...