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The 2011 litigation road map

04 November 2010 / Antony Corsi , Lista M Cannon
Issue: 7440 / Categories: Opinion , Limitation
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One of the key findings of our seventh Litigation Trends Survey is the extent to which UK businesses have faced a marked increase in regulatory scrutiny

One of the key findings of our seventh Litigation Trends Survey is the extent to which UK businesses have faced a marked increase in regulatory scrutiny. One in three UK businesses reported that they faced a regulatory proceeding in the past year, up from 9% in 2009. Twenty per cent of UK respondents cited regulatory matters as one of the three most numerous types of dispute matter pending against them, up from 12% last year and 5% only five years ago.

Of the UK respondents, 31% cited regulatory proceedings as a type of dispute that caused them most concern.

Over a quarter of UK respondents reported employing outside counsel to assist with regulatory investigations over the last year, compared to only 17% in 2009. This increase was noted across all businesses, regardless of size.

In an era of international regulatory co-operation, the survey

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