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<div class="listarticleshtl"><article class="article_latest_briefings featured_briefings"> <ul class="ul_filter_list"> </ul> <ul class="ul_latest_briefings"> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 25 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/910000/915732-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Alice Darling"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/a-further-blow-for-representative-action-claims-319m-claim-against-airlines-struck-out.html"> <strong>A further blow for representative action claims – £319m claim against airlines struck out</strong> In Smyth v British Airways Plc & Ors [2024] EWHC 2173, the High Court struck out a representative action against certain airlines for cancelled/delayed flights because the proposed representative claimant failed to satisfy the "same interest" requirement and be transparent about her motivation and funding arrangements. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Alice Darling</b> Senior Associate <em>25 September 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/a-further-blow-for-representative-action-claims-319m-claim-against-airlines-struck-out.html" title="Read more about A further blow for representative action claims – £319m claim against airlines struck out"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about A further blow for representative action claims – £319m claim against airlines struck out</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Class actions </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution/class_actions</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 25 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/628367-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Joseph Ostoyich"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/realpage-antitrust-cases-faces-significant-hurdles.html"> <strong>RealPage Antitrust Cases Face Significant Hurdles</strong> The RealPage antitrust cases are key battlegrounds for resolving whether the use of algorithmic pricing software violates the Sherman Act, but the DOJ and private plaintiffs will face many hurdles. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Joseph Ostoyich</b> Partner <em>25 September 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/realpage-antitrust-cases-faces-significant-hurdles.html" title="Read more about RealPage Antitrust Cases Face Significant Hurdles"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about RealPage Antitrust Cases Face Significant Hurdles</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Technology </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:tmt/technology</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United States </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:americas/north_america/united_states</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Antitrust </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:antitrust_competitiontrade/antitrust_competition</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 25 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/621190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Naomi Griffin"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/high-hurdles-group-costs-orders-in-class-action-settlements.html"> <strong>High Hurdles: Group Costs Orders in Class Action Settlements</strong> The Supreme Court of Victoria has approved the first settlement of a class action involving a group costs order (GCO), illustrating the commencement of a new phase of the GCO regime in Australia. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Naomi Griffin</b> Partner <em>25 September 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/high-hurdles-group-costs-orders-in-class-action-settlements.html" title="Read more about High Hurdles: Group Costs Orders in Class Action Settlements"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about High Hurdles: Group Costs Orders in Class Action Settlements</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Australia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:australia_and_oceania/australia</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Class actions </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution/class_actions</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Litigation </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution/litigation</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 25 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/930000/931923-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Laura del Campo"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/can-transparency-actions-be-combined-in-a-collective-suit-against-an-entire-sector-cjeu-responds-to-the-spanish-supreme-court.html"> <strong>Can Transparency Actions Be Combined in a Collective Suit Against an Entire Sector? CJEU Responds to the Spanish Supreme Court</strong> On July 4, 2024, the CJEU issued its ruling in case C-450/22, addressing the feasibility of a large-scale collective action brought by a Spanish consumer association against over one hundred financial entities concerning "floor clauses" in consumer mortgage loans. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Laura del Campo</b> Abogado <em>25 September 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/can-transparency-actions-be-combined-in-a-collective-suit-against-an-entire-sector-cjeu-responds-to-the-spanish-supreme-court.html" title="Read more about Can Transparency Actions Be Combined in a Collective Suit Against an Entire Sector? CJEU Responds to the Spanish Supreme Court"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Can Transparency Actions Be Combined in a Collective Suit Against an Entire Sector? CJEU Responds to the Spanish Supreme Court</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Spain </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/spain</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Global Financial Markets </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:banking_finance</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 25 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/920000/925316-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Nathan Tulkens"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/belgium-transposes-the-representative-actions-directive-rad-what-impact-on-class-actions.html"> <strong>Belgium transposes the Representative Actions Directive (RAD) – What impact on class actions?</strong> The transposition of the RAD into Belgian law occurred through the Law of 21 April 2024 amending the Belgian Code of Economic Law (CEL). Although the regime of class actions in Belgium is not radically changed, some modifications are worth to be highlighted. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Nathan Tulkens</b> Lawyer <em>25 September 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/09/belgium-transposes-the-representative-actions-directive-rad-what-impact-on-class-actions.html" title="Read more about Belgium transposes the Representative Actions Directive (RAD) – What impact on class actions?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Belgium transposes the Representative Actions Directive (RAD) – What impact on class actions?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Belgium </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/belgium</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Tue Oct 22 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/910000/911380-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Sunny Kapoor"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/10/new-submission-of-evidence-procedure-in-capital-markets-related-group-actions-akin-to-anglo-american-discovery-proceedings.html"> <strong>New "submission of evidence" procedure in capital markets-related group actions akin to Anglo-American discovery proceedings</strong> The new "submission of evidence" procedure entitles a party to seek the submission of evidence from the counterparty. This could motivate plaintiffs to lodge unfounded actions and open up procedural side battles. What matters more is that the evidence submitted by a company may be used against it in criminal and administrative offence proceedings. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Sunny Kapoor</b> Counsel <em>22 October 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/10/new-submission-of-evidence-procedure-in-capital-markets-related-group-actions-akin-to-anglo-american-discovery-proceedings.html" title="Read more about New "submission of evidence" procedure in capital markets-related group actions akin to Anglo-American discovery proceedings"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about New "submission of evidence" procedure in capital markets-related group actions akin to Anglo-American discovery proceedings</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Capital markets </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:capital_markets</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Financial institutions M&A </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:m_a_corporate/financial_institutionsma</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Banks </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:banks</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Tue Oct 29 09:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/930000/938546-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Saskia Mondon-Ballantyne"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/10/class-actions-in-australia-breach-of-privacy-claims.html"> <strong>Class actions in Australia – breach of privacy claims</strong> In the context of the rapid growth of the global digital economy, businesses are required more than ever to ensure adequate protections for the handling of individuals' personal information. Risks associated with cyber and data breaches in Australia now include not only regulatory action, but also class actions. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Saskia Mondon-Ballantyne</b> Associate (Registered Foreign Lawyer)* <em>29 October 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/10/class-actions-in-australia-breach-of-privacy-claims.html" title="Read more about Class actions in Australia – breach of privacy claims"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Class actions in Australia – breach of privacy claims</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Capital markets </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:capital_markets</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Financial institutions M&A </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:m_a_corporate/financial_institutionsma</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Banks </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:banks</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Oct 30 09:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/920000/929053-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Stephanie Heimark"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/10/misuse-of-private-information-class-action-reconsidered-by-the-uk-court-of-appeal.html"> <strong>Use of CPR 19.8 representative actions reconsidered by the UK Court of Appeal </strong> The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has heard an appeal by a representative claimant seeking to overturn a decision to strike out and for summary judgment against a misuse of private information ("MOPI") claim issued on behalf of an estimated 1.6 million claimants relating to the alleged transfer, storage and misuse of their patient-identifiable medical records. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Stephanie Heimark</b> Senior Associate <em>30 October 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/10/misuse-of-private-information-class-action-reconsidered-by-the-uk-court-of-appeal.html" title="Read more about Use of CPR 19.8 representative actions reconsidered by the UK Court of Appeal "> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Use of CPR 19.8 representative actions reconsidered by the UK Court of Appeal </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Capital markets </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:capital_markets</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Financial institutions M&A </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:m_a_corporate/financial_institutionsma</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Banks </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:banks</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Mon Nov 04 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/920000/926888-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Anne Hendrikx"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/dutch-district-court-approves-another-public-interest-class-action.html"> <strong>Dutch District Court Approves Another Public Interest Class Action: Implications for the Legal Landscape</strong> The Netherlands continues to affirm its status as a premier jurisdiction for class actions in Europe, with recent developments underscoring the emerging trend of public interest class actions. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Anne Hendrikx</b> Senior Associate <em>4 November 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/dutch-district-court-approves-another-public-interest-class-action.html" title="Read more about Dutch District Court Approves Another Public Interest Class Action: Implications for the Legal Landscape"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Dutch District Court Approves Another Public Interest Class Action: Implications for the Legal Landscape</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Consumer goods & retail </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:consumer_goods_retail</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Technology </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:tmt/technology</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Financial services & markets </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:banking_finance/financial_servicesmarkets</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Energy & resources </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:energy_infrastructure</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:healthcare</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Netherlands </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/netherlands</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Tue Nov 05 08:00:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/630309-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Katherine Daley"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/one-to-watch-fundao-claim-largest-group-litigation-trial-starts-in-the-english-high-court.html"> <strong>One to watch: Fundão Claim: Largest group litigation trial starts in the English High Court</strong> The landmark trial against mining giant BHP will determine liability for the 2015 collapse of a dam in Brazil and will be heard over 12 weeks in the English Court </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Katherine Daley</b> Senior Associate <em>5 November 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/one-to-watch-fundao-claim-largest-group-litigation-trial-starts-in-the-english-high-court.html" title="Read more about One to watch: Fundão Claim: Largest group litigation trial starts in the English High Court"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about One to watch: Fundão Claim: Largest group litigation trial starts in the English High Court</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> England & Wales </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom/england_wales</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Nov 06 04:15:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/628330-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Fayez Shahbaz"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/litigation-funding.html"> <strong>Litigation funding: legislation to reverse PACCAR remains in political limbo but have funders' concerns materialised?</strong> Legislation addressing third-party litigation funding now awaits the Civil Justice Council's final report (expected summer 2025). But have funders' concerns post-PACCAR regarding the enforceability of litigation funding agreements materialised? </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Fayez Shahbaz</b> Senior Associate (Country Qualified: New Zealand) <em>6 November 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/litigation-funding.html" title="Read more about Litigation funding: legislation to reverse PACCAR remains in political limbo but have funders' concerns materialised?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Litigation funding: legislation to reverse PACCAR remains in political limbo but have funders' concerns materialised?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Class actions </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:litigation_disputeresolution/class_actions</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" data-dateorder="Wed Nov 06 04:15:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/930000/930138-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Isabella Van Niekerk"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2024/11/high-court-clarifies-reliance-and-dishonest-delay-under-s-90a-fsma-disposing-of-332-million-worth-of-shareholder-claims-against-barclays.html"> <strong>High Court clarifies reliance and dishonest delay under s.90A FSMA, disposing of £332 million worth of shareholder claims against Barclays </strong> In a recent decision in Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust v Barclays PLC [2024] EWHC 2710 (Ch), the High Court ruled that under s.90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”): (1) reliance cannot be satisfied in respect of published information which the Claimants did not read or consider at all; and (2) dishonest delay only imposes liability upon an issuer where publication of information has taken place. This ruling resulted in the striking out of 60% of the claims, with an asserted value of £332 million, brought against Barclays plc (“Barclays”) by its shareholders. 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