Litigation/Dispute Resolution


Thousands of motor finance claims can be brought via omnibus forms

5 March 2025

The High Court has overturned a ruling that 5,823 people with motor finance commission claims have to file individual claims, rather than sue via eight omnibus claim forms.


Litigation funder awarded £2.1m on assigned claim

5 March 2025

A litigation funder that took assignment of an inventor’s claim that his idea was ripped off by early stage investors has been awarded £2.15m in damages.


Claimant firms at odds as judge refuses group order for £18bn PPI case

3 March 2025

A circuit judge has refused to make a group litigation order in relation to thousands of Plevin claims brought by one class action law firm, a move competitors had opposed.


Top judge urges compulsory adjudication for costs disputes

28 February 2025

Costs disputes worth more than £100,000 should be subject to compulsory adjudication, the judge who leads on costs issues in the Court of Appeal has said.


LSB: Litigation funding should be regulated by FCA

27 February 2025

There should be mandatory regulation of the litigation funding industry by the Financial Conduct Authority, the director of regulation and policy at the Legal Services Board said yesterday.


Majority of professional indemnity claims are against solicitors

26 February 2025

More than half of professional indemnity cases issued in the High Court over the past five years were against solicitors, according to new figures.


Law firm’s partnership agreement was not varied, High Court rules

26 February 2025

Two former partners of a law firm did not vary their 50/50 partnership after it was set up so that one would be in sole control, the High Court has ruled.


“Keeping us ahead of the world” – Arbitration Act receives Royal Assent

25 February 2025

The Arbitration Act received Royal Assent yesterday, with the government declaring it would keep the UK “ahead of the rest” and practitioners welcoming the new law.


Law firm’s bid to restrain winding-up petition in doubt

24 February 2025

The High Court is to reconsider its intention to allow a Manchester law firm to restrain a claims provider from presenting a winding-up petition.


Tribunal approves landmark £200m Mastercard settlement

24 February 2025

The Competition Appeal Tribunal last week approved the £200m settlement of former solicitor Walter Merricks with Mastercard, in a case once valued at £14bn.


Barristers win 25% increase in rates for government work

24 February 2025

Barristers doing government work will see a 25% increase in rates from 1 April, in some cases the first rise since the panels were first introduced in 1997.


First unsuccessful opt-out class rep to pay £14m in interim costs

21 February 2025

The unsuccessful claimant in the first opt-out collective action decided by the Competition Appeal Tribunal has been ordered to make an interim costs payment of £14m.


Call for new anti-SLAPP mechanism after “false dawn”

20 February 2025

There needs to be a new early disposal mechanism for SLAPPs, academics have said, describing existing anti-SLAPP provisions as “a false dawn that will not address the problem”.


Supreme Court refuses Treasury intervention in motor finance case

18 February 2025

Claimant lawyers yesterday celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to reject HM Treasury’s bid to intervene in the motor finance appeal.


Barrister and law centre cleared of giving negligent advice

14 February 2025

A barrister was not negligent in his advice over possession proceedings and the law centre that instructed him was entitled to rely on his expertise, the High Court has ruled.

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