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Jun 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Chris Ross |Leonia Chesterfield |William Carter

With two collective settlements now approved by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and the outcome of the first substantive trial in the case of Le Patourel v BT anticipated shortly, it is an important time for the competition collective proceedings regime as the first sums start to be paid out to affected classes. In two recent CAT rulings handed down in May 2024, the tricky issue of damages distribution was considered.

Mar 5, 2024 | lexology.com | Chris Ross |Leonia Chesterfield |William Carter

In January, the trial in Justin Le Patourel v. BT Group PLC1 commenced in the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal, or CAT. The trial is scheduled to be heard over eight weeks. Le Patourel is notable because it is the first trial in the U.K. of an opt-out collective action, a form of class action, under the U.K. Competition Act 1998.

Mar 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Gavin Reese |Jonathan Cary |Matthew Griffith |Richard Breavington |Robert Morris |Graham Reid | +13 more

Welcome to the latest edition of our bi-monthly Regulatory Radar: quick takes, which pulls together recent developments from across the UK’s regulators. As regulatory enforcement action increases, and consequences of non-compliance escalates, RPC’s Regulatory Radar: quick takes helps you to see the full picture, join the dots and navigate the ever-changing regulatory maze.

Feb 10, 2023 | lexology.com | Chris Ross |Leonia Chesterfield

A new era of consumer-focussed competition class actions is now well underway. It kicked off with the first collective proceedings order (CPO) granted by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in Merricks in the summer of 2021, opening the gates for further collective claims to be certified. The UK's fledgling competition class action regime, brought in under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, has now taken flight.