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Georgia Henderson-Cleland
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Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023
Collective settlement of mass claims: an opportunity for innovation
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Nov 06, 2023
Nov 06, 2023
Can multiple claimants use the same claim form in group actions?
A recent decision in the Birmingham County Court has added to the body of case law growing around the test for listing multiple claimants on the same claim form. In Angel and others v Black Horse…
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Oct 02, 2023
Oct 02, 2023
The long term implications of PFAS for real estate in the UK
Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are widely present in soil and groundwater, and the negative human health consequences of this are starting to be understood. There are important…
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Sep 14, 2023
Sep 14, 2023
Raising the stakes in activist shareholder claims
The High Court has ordered that ClientEarth pay Shell’s costs in connection with all aspects of ClientEarth’s unsuccessful application for permission to continue a derivative claim against Shell and…
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Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
The High Court has made a Group Litigation Order (GLO) in the class action proceedings of Tongue & Ors v Bayer Public Ltd Company & Ors [2023] EWHC 1792 (KB). This appears to be only the second GLO…
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Aug 30, 2023
Aug 30, 2023
In the High Court’s recent judgment in Município de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Limited & Anor the Court found that England was “clearly the appropriate forum” to determine whether Vale SA, a…
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Aug 07, 2023
Aug 07, 2023
PACCAR: a new direction for the funding of class actions?
The Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28 has caused a stir in the legal…
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May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
High Court dismisses green strategy derivative claim against Shell’s directors
In February 2023 ClientEarth issued a derivative action against Shell’s 11 directors. ClientEarth alleged that the directors had breached their duties under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) by failing…
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