Mastercard Class Action Set to Return to Court in March

By John Freund | February 23, 2021

One of the largest class actions in UK history is set to return to court for a hearing next month. Millions of consumers in the UK could see payouts of hundreds of pounds each in an action claiming the credit giant charged unlawfully high fees between May 1992 and June 2008.

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Commercial Regulatory Issues

By John Freund | April 16, 2024

On Monday, 15 April, the House of Lords convened for a second reading of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill, with peers debating the text of the draft legislation as…

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Commercial Regulatory Issues

By John Freund | April 15, 2024

With the Ministry of Justice’s announcement that its plans to address the PACCAR decision would include a wide-ranging review of the litigation funding sector, industry commentators and analysts are already…

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Case Developments Commercial

By John Freund | April 15, 2024

Following the UK government’s introduction of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill to the House of Lords, there was widespread approval from litigation funders. However, it appears we are seeing…

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