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10 September 2021
Issue: 7947 / Categories: Legal News , Collective action
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NLJ this week: Opt-out class actions

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What implications does the Merricks v Mastercard case have for insurers and consumers?

The Competition Appeal Tribunal certified the case last month as suitable to go ahead on an opt-out basis. £7.2bn is potentially at stake. It would be the largest group action in English history.

Samantha Silver, partner at Kennedys Law, believes a cultural shift is afoot. Writing in this week’s NLJ, she looks at what the case may mean for funders, consumers and insurers.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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