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Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 60: Monthly Update – May/June 2026

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Collective Actions: Stricter Certification And What It Means For Funders

The president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has signalled a more rigorous approach to scrutinising opt-out collective actions at the certification stage, with particular attention...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

AI Is No Longer "A Little Cloud On The Horizon": How To Manage The “tsunami” Of Claims

UK Supreme Court judge Lord Briggs warns that AI is enabling a 'tsunami of claims' that threatens to overwhelm the civil justice system, as individuals gain unprecedented access to sophisticated tools for generating legal documents at minimal cost.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

JONES DAY TALKS®: Why Clients Need A Global Class Actions Defence Team (Podcast)

Class action filings have surged in recent years and show no signs of slowing. Jones Day Partners Nathalie Smyth, Christine Tran, and Yuri Wehrmeijer discuss...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Jones Day

Litigation: Building Resilience To Future Disputes Risk

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Class Action Issues In 2025/2026 – Report From The Perfect Law Global Class Actions And Mass Torts Conference In London

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Not At All Costs: Competition Appeal Tribunal Refuses CPO In Atlantic Salmon Cartel Collective Proceedings

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

International Arbitration: English Court Of Appeal Upholds Refusal Of Anti-Suit Injunction In UniCredit Dispute

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Law Commission To Consider Introduction Of Opt-out Consumer Class Actions Regime

United Kingdom Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Litigation EP36: General Update (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 36: General Update

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Points Of Interest From The Autonomy Consequentials Judgment For Financial Institutions Involved In Defending Section 90A / Schedule 10A FSMA Shareholder Claims

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Finds Legal Advice Privilege Is Not Limited To Lawyer/client Communications But Extends To "Intra-client" Communications

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Law Commission Of England & Wales Announces A Review Of A Potential New Class Actions Regime

United Kingdom Consumer

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Arnold & Porter

Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Essential Information About The Changes To The Private Rented Sector On 1 May 2026 (Videos)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Labour And Employment UK Webinar Recording: Managing Senior Exits (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Governing The Huge Potential Of AI

United Kingdom Technology

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Travers Smith LLP

Property Newsletter: June 2026 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

A Global View Of International Arbitration Trends With Gary Born (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

Rightmove's £1.6B Antitrust Headache: The Rising Tide Of UK Class Actions

A £1.6 billion opt-out claim against Rightmove highlights the escalating litigation risks and exposure that digital platforms face regarding their pricing strategies in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Green Claims Under Scrutiny In Italy: Stricter Rules And Rising Litigation Risks For Businesses

The so-called greenwashing – a deceptive marketing activity aimed at presenting products or companies as environmentally friendly, while their environmental impact is negative...

United Kingdom Environment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 58: Monthly Update – January/February 2026

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 35: General Update

This is the 35th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we discuss some recent developments on litigation funding, opt-out competition class actions and jurisdiction clauses...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government To Legislate On Litigation Funding To Mitigate The Effects Of The 2023 Supreme Court Decision In PACCAR

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Finishing The Build: Private Damages Class Action To Extend Competition Enforcement In Housebuilding Sector

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

Certification Tracker Of UK Competition Class Actions (CPO Applications) Filed At The Competition Appeal Tribunal

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supreme Court Reshapes UK Competition Class Actions Landscape

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Banking Litigation Yearbook And Broader Disputes Yearbook For 2025

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Lead Generation Strategies For Mass Tort Law Firms: How To Scale Client Intake Effectively

United Kingdom Media & IT

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IR Global

Opt-Out Class Actions Scotland: Consultation Goes Live

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Outsourcing Spotlight – Autumn/Winter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Autumn 2025) (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certification Tracker Of UK Competition Class Actions (CPO Applications) Filed At The Competition Appeal Tribunal

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Opt-Out Class Actions Scotland: Consultation Goes Live

We have been discussing a potentially seismic change to litigation exposure for businesses operating in Scotland – and today marks a significant step towards this becoming a reality.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Outsourcing Spotlight – Autumn/Winter 2025

In this issue, we look at how to mitigate risks to outsourcings from cyber-attacks and the implications for customers and service providers of proposed reforms on late payment.

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Autumn 2025) (Video)

Welcome to the Autumn 2025 edition of our biannual Banking Litigation Update, in which we highlight the most important cases and developments affecting UK financial institutions over the past six months.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certification Tracker Of UK Competition Class Actions (CPO Applications) Filed At The Competition Appeal Tribunal

The graphic below tracks the number of competition class actions (CPO applications) filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) since the introduction...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 33: General Update (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Privy Council Abrogates So-called "Shareholder Rule" Under English Law: Companies Can Assert Privilege Against Their Shareholders

The decision will be significant for shareholder litigation, including securities class actions, as it will mean that shareholders generally have no entitlement to production...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Litigation Developments: England And Wales – Quarterly Update

Welcome to our latest quarterly bulletin (our first as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) which contains updates on commercial litigation developments over the past three months...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Litigation Funding - Putting A Price On Justice?

Litigation funding, where third parties fund claims in return for a fee, has grown significantly in the past decade particularly relating to class action lawsuits, commercial disputes and personal injury cases.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Litigation Funding Overhaul In The UK: CJC's Final Report Explained

A clear path forward for reform of litigation funding in the UK has now been formalised in the Civil Justice Council's final report, published on 2 June 2025. A suite of 58 recommendations sets...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Allows Funders To Be Paid Ahead Of Class Members In Collective Actions

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Private Damages Activity Escalates Across Key Jurisdictions

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

A Class Act: Is England A New Battleground In High-Value Multi-Claimant Actions?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Merricks v Mastercard: Competition Appeal Tribunal Approves Settlement, But Issues Of Distribution Reserved For Future Judgment

United Kingdom Litigation

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Milbank LLP

Litigation Funding: To Regulate Or Not To Regulate?

European Union Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

Nearly A Decade After U.S.-Style Collective Actions Emerged, Opt-Out Lawsuits Are On The Rise

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Litigation Radar 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

European Insurance Market Report – FINEX And D&O Market

European Union Finance

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WTW

Class Actions Comparative Guide

United Kingdom Litigation

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Eversheds Sutherland

Navigating ESG Risks: How To Protect Your Business In A Changing World

United Kingdom Commercial

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Cripps

Upsetting The Apple Cart: Another Class Action Against Apple Is Certified, As Challenges To The App Store's Business Model Mount

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

High Court Criticises Financial Motives Behind Representative Action – England And Wales

United Kingdom Litigation

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Eversheds Sutherland

How The EU's Digital Markets Act Is Shaping A Fairer Future For App Developers

European Union Anti-trust

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WH Partners

All Aboard The Omnibus Claim Form

United Kingdom Litigation

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McDermott Will & Emery

Where Are They Now: Litigation Funding And Arbitration Updates

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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How Product Liability Class Actions Are Growing In The UK (Video)

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DLA Piper UK LLP

How Litigation Funding Is Driving Class Actions In The UK (Video)

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DLA Piper UK LLP

Six Predictions For Class Actions In The UK (Video)

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DLA Piper UK LLP

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