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Mass litigation in Spain - Clearing the fog
As the EU issues a new collective action directive, we assess the potential impact on Spain's group disputes environmentThe landscape of mass litigation …
Class Actions in Italy: a second wave of reform
We explore widespread criticisms that have been made of the current regime and key aspects of anticipated reforms.Although a decade has passed since the …
Class actions reform in France: necessary, but debatable
We assess two new proposals that could fundamentally change the French system for class actionsA proposed law on a new set of rules for class actions in …
Capital Raisings and Opportunistic M&A in a Covid-19 Environment—Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis
The Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation (JIBLR) has published an article written by members of our securities class action …
Climate disclosures – City watchdog toughens its stance
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on the Financial Conduct …
Securities class actions in England and Wales: the challenges for funders and a perspective from Australia
The dynamic class action markets in the UK and Australia present interesting contrasts and lessons. We read the runes.A common feature in both markets is …
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 …
One year of Model Declaratory Action in Germany – taking stock and outlook
Fuelled by revelations consequent of the Volkswagen diesel emissions technology cases, the German legislator hastily introduced a new law on Model …
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 …
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