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Data Class Actions: the threat to business
The Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a landmark group data claim against Morrisons. Are more to come?Our Data Class Actions team has today published …
COVID-19: Pressure Points: Impact of COVID-19 on class actions (UK)
As well as the human cost of COVID-19, the pandemic has led to unprecedented disruption to both daily life and business activity on a global scale. With …
Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Alan Watts Takes the Lead as UK Class Actions Head
Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Alan Watts will lead the firm’s Class Actions team in the UK, as it is anticipated that the number of class actions …
The Lloyds/HBOS litigation: The first shareholder class action judgment in England & Wales
The first judgment in a shareholder class action in England & Wales has been handed down by the High Court today in Sharp v Blank [2019] EWHC 3078 …
2019 Global Bank Review
The 2019 edition of our Global Bank Review: The Data Game, explores the rapid growth of data as one of the most significant developments in the banking …
Class actions in England and Wales: Data protection and privacy
Recording: Tuesday 11 December 2018In the second of our new series of webinars on class actions in England and Wales we looked at data protection and …
Class actions in England and Wales: taking stock
Recording: Originally broadcast 8 November 2018In this first of our new series of webinars on class actions in England and Wales, we looked at how class …
Class Action Assault on UK PLCs for Acts of Subsidiaries
A recent trio of decisions1 from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has provided insight into the circumstances in which an English-domiciled …
How can in-house lawyers tackle the increasing threat of class actions in the English Courts?
Class actions represent an increasing area of risk for UK corporates, with increasing numbers of high-profile and highvalue group claims being brought, …
Our new book launched today: Class Actions in England and Wales
Herbert Smith Freehills has today launched a new textbook, Class Actions in England and Wales. Written by lawyers from the firm and published by Sweet …
EU unveils proposals for toughened security screening of foreign investments
As states race to usher in tighter security controls on foreign takeovers, we assess the EU's new framework for screening FDIOn 13 September 2017 the EU …
Certification denied for £14bn competition class action: what next for the UK regime?
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has recently refused to certify a proposed opt-out class action against MasterCard, following hot on the heels …
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