Class actions

Public willingness to take part in class actions is rising, according to annual research by communications consultancy Portland

UK consumers will receive between £45 and £70 each from the £200m Mastercard class action settlement

One of the largest class action cases ever filed has been launched against Microsoft in the UK, alleging overcharging on software licences

Attitudes to class actions are shifting among the general public and business leaders, research shows.

A former judge is bringing an opt-out claim potentially worth billions of pounds against Google.

Elaina Bailes & Tom Otter chart the recent resurgence of representative actions post Lloyd v Google

Representative actions have serious potential for multi-party claims in investor and securities issues, as Elaina Bailes, LSLA committee member and partner, Stewarts, and Tom Otter, senior associate, Stewarts, explain in this week’s NLJ

Meta has failed in its attempt to stop a class action against it for allegedly abusing its dominant position by extracting commercially valuable data from users without offering payment

Group litigation, also known as class actions, is on the rise

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

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Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?

Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London

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Class actions

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron