Class Action Insider

There has been significant growth in U.K. class actions (often referred to in the U.K. as “collective actions”) in recent years.  As has been the case in the U.S.—where class actions have been a mainstay of litigation for decades—that growth in claims has been fuelled by claimant-side law firms and associated third-party funders.

In recent years, the UK has seen a rising trend of individuals coming together to collectively bring claims against large companies due to the introduction of new European procedural rules allowing for “collective actions”.