The recent fallout in global markets as a result of US President Trump’s trade tariff announcements may recall, to the minds of UK...
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The English Court of Appeal has rejected the use of a bifurcated representative procedure to bring shareholder claims under section...
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PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ More than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used globally in industrial and consumer...
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...