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Collective Actions

Finding a solicitor with excellent technical expertise and the ability to think creatively and tactically, is key for claimants involved in collective actions and group redress.
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Adrian Render is a partner in the EU & Competition Law department. He is one of few UK competition lawyers to have experience of opt-out collective action cases, having previously worked on US Federal Multidistrict Litigation opt-out class actions and is leading the Govia Thameslink Railway collective action.

The potential for a collective action arises when a wrong causes loss to a group of people in a similar way.

UK rules provide for various ways in which collective actions can be structured including simply taking a test case forward and asking the court to manage the litigation appropriately,  bringing a representative action or under a group litigation order. Such claims are dealt with on an opt-in basis, i.e. claimants must elect to join the action in order to be considered a member of the class and share in any damages recovered. Following the introduction of section 47B of the Competition Act 1998, consumers and businesses can bring private actions for damages suffered as a result of infringement of UK competition law on an opt-out basis, i.e. on behalf of an entire class of claimants (except for those that have expressly opted-out) without the need to identify every claimant.

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We act in high profile group and collective actions

We are currently involved in bringing a number of large high-profile collective claims in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on an opt-out basis under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998. 

Our experience in collective actions has grown organically from its strong EU & Competition Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution offerings and now spans a wide range of sectors including competition law, financial services, professional negligence and investment losses. We have acted in a number of the most high profile group and collective actions and we are currently involved in bringing a number of large high-profile collective claims in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on an opt out basis under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998.

Please click here to access the GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) collective action.

UK rules provide for various ways in which collective actions can be structured from simply taking a test case forward and asking the court to manage the litigation appropriately, bringing a representative action or under a group litigation order.

Such claims are dealt with on an opt-in basis, i.e. claimants must elect to join the action in order to be considered a member of the class and share in any damages recovered. Following the introduction of section 47B of the Competition Act 1998, consumers and businesses can bring private actions for damages suffered as a result of infringement of UK competition law on an opt-out basis, i.e. on behalf of an entire class of claimants (except for those that have expressly opted-out) without the need to identify every claimant.

 

The types of cases in which the firm acts include:

  • Competition law claims either on a stand-alone or follow-on basis and on an opt-in or opt-out basis
  • Financial services claims
  • Investment losses claims
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  • Areas of note for competition law boutique Maitland Walker LLP include competition and antitrust litigation, with expertise in matters arising from follow-on damages claims, M&A, and cartel and price fixing agreements. Legal 500, 2021 Edition
  • Julian Maitland-Walker has unrivalled experience, particularly acting for claimants. Adrian Render is also very experienced and very good
  • Approachable and friendly we put people at the centre of our practice
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