28 April 2023 / David Pickstone , Darren Kidd , Alexander Lerner

Issue: 8022 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Collective action , CPR

Developments in group litigation: a more flexible approach?

David Pickstone, Darren Kidd & Alexander Lerner examine some positive signs for CPR 19.6 & the future of collective proceedings in England and Wales

Considers the recent High Court judgment in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP, which permitted a claimant pursuing a claim in respect of secret commissions to proceed on behalf of itself and clients and former clients of one of the defendants on an ‘opt out’ basis.
The judgment demonstrated the flexibility of CPR 19.6, and noted the importance of legislative intervention to develop this area of law and thereby put England and Wales at the forefront of global collective redress.

The decision of the High Court in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP and another [2023] EWHC 398 (Comm) represented the first significant judicial analysis of the ‘same interest’ test in CPR 19.6 since Lloyd v Google [2021] UKSC 50. The decision may mark a significant departure from the court’s historically restrictive

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Developments in group litigation: a more flexible approach?

Issue: 8022 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Collective action , CPR

David Pickstone, Darren Kidd & Alexander Lerner examine some positive signs for CPR 19.6 & the future of collective proceedings in England and Wales

Considers the recent High Court judgment in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP, which permitted a claimant pursuing a claim in respect of secret commissions to proceed on behalf of itself and clients and former clients of one of the defendants on an ‘opt out’ basis.
The judgment demonstrated the flexibility of CPR 19.6, and noted the importance of legislative intervention to develop this area of law and thereby put England and Wales at the forefront of global collective redress.

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Developments in group litigation: a more flexible approach?

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Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser