LEGISLATION

Civil Procedure Rules - Part 19: Parties and Group Litigation <https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part19> [accessed 14 November 2025]Competition Act 1998 <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/contents> [accessed 14 November 2025]Consumer Rights Act 2015 <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/contents> [accessed 14 November 2025]Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/contents> [accessed 14 November 2025]Data Protection Act 1998 <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents> [accessed 14 November 2025]

Selected Cases

Evans v Barclays Bank Plc & Ors (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Civ 876 <https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/876.html> [accessed 14 November 2025]Garry White & Ors v. Uber London Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 2972 (Comm) <https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/comm/2025/2972> [accessed 17 November 2025]Justin Gutmann -v- Apple Inc and others [2025] EWCA Civ 459 <https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/justin-gutmann-v-apple-inc-and-others-2/> [accessed 14 November 2025]Justin Le Patourel v BT Group PLC [2024] CAT 76 <https://www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/13817721-justin-le-patourel> [accessed 14 November 2025]Lloyd v. Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 <https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0213> [accessed 14 November 2025]Merricks v. Mastercard Inc. [2025] CAT 28 <https://www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/12667716-walter-hugh-merricks-cbe> [accessed 14 November 2025]Municipio De Mariana and others -v- BHP Group (UK) Limited and another [2025] EWHC 3001 (TCC) <https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Municipio-de-Mariana-v-BHP-Group.pdf> [accessed 14 November 2025]Prismal v Google UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516 <https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Prismall-v-Google-UK-Ltd-Approved-judgment-11.12.24.pdf>R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28 <https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2021-0078> [accessed 14 November 2025]Ryan Morris and 131 Others v. Williams and Co Solicitors (A Firm) [2024] EWCA Civ 376 <https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ryan-morris-and-131-others-v-williams-and-co-solicitors-a-firm/> [accessed 17 November 2025]WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Appellant) v Various Claimants (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 12 <https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2018-0213> [accessed 14 November 2025]

BOOKS

Cofone, I. N. (ed.) Class Actions in Privacy Law (Routledge, 2020)Grave, D., McIntosh, M. & Rowan, G. (ed.) Class Actions in England and Wales, 2nd ed (Sweet & Maxwell, 2022)
[Held at the Inner Temple Library]Molavi, M. Collective Access to Justice: Assessing the Potential of Class Actions in England & Wales (Bristol University Press, 2021)

ARTICLES & REPORTS

Ames, J. 'Class action claims for ‘competition law breaches’ total £160bn' (The Times, 28 February 2025) [Paywall] <https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/class-action-claims-for-competition-law-breaches-total-160bn-fk5tqwvtp> [accessed 14 November 2025]'Class actions in England and Wales' (OUT-LAW.com, 15 November 2024) <https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/class-actions-in-england-and-wales> [accessed 14 November 2025]'Class Actions: Research Investigating the British Public’s Perceptions and Understanding of Mass Litigation' (IPSOS, 9 October 2025) <https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/class-actions-research-investigating-british-publics-perceptions-and-understanding-mass-litigation> [accessed 17 November 2025]Cross, M. 'Rightmove Targeted in £1bn Competition Class Action' (Law Society's Gazette, 17 November 2025) <https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/rightmove-targeted-in-1bn-competition-class-action/5125108.article> [accessed 17 November 2025Guinea, O. et. al. The Impact of Mass Litigation in the UK (European Centre for International Political Economy, 2025) <https://ecipe.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ECIOccasionalPaper06-2025_LY02.pdf> [accessed 14 November 2025]Hyde, J. 'ASA clamps down on misleading group claim adverts' (Law Society's Gazette, 24 September 2025) <https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/asa-clamps-down-on-misleading-group-claim-adverts/5124557.article> [accessed 14 November 2025]Kelly-Lyth, A. 'Data disputes: the scope for class actions' (Blackstone Chambers, 23 May 2025) <https://www.blackstonechambers.com/news/data-disputes-the-scope-for-class-actions/ [accessed 14 November 2025]Lachmann, P. J. 'The Penumbra of Thalidomide, the Litigation Culture and the Licensing of Pharmaceuticals' (QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, Volume 105, Issue 12, December 2012 <https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/105/12/1179/1547051> [accessed 14 November 2025]List of Group Litigation Orders (HM Courts & Tribunals Service, 12 February 2025) <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-litigation-orders/list-of-group-litigation-orders#arkwright-in-vessel-composting-site-group-litigation> [accessed 17 November 2025]Mulheron, R. A Review of Litigation Funding in England and Wales: A Legal Literature and Empirical Study. (Queen Mary University of London, 2024) <https://legalservicesboard.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/A-review-of-litigation-funding.pdf> [accessed 14 November 2025]'The Outlook: the 10 Must-Watch Class Actions for 2025 - England & Wales' (Clifford Chance, 16 January 2025) <https://www.cliffordchance.com/insights/resources/blogs/group-litigation-and-class-actions/2025/01/the-outlook-the-10-must-watch-class-actions-for-2025.html> [accessed 17 November 2025]Review of Litigation Funding Final Report. (Civil Justice Council, 2025) <https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CJC-Review-of-Litigation-Funding-Final-Report-1.pdf> [accessed 14 November 2025]Ring, S. & Pooler, M. 'The Law Firm, the Hedge Fund and the Fights Behind a £36bn Lawsuit' (Financial Times, 14 November 2025) [Paywall] <https://www.ft.com/content/56663be9-9f08-4aaf-abfb-b9846e402636> [accessed 17 November 2025]Robertson, B. 'Does mass litigation really harm the economy?' (Law Society's Gazette, 30 September 2025) <https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and-opinion/does-mass-litigation-really-harm-the-economy/5124569.article> [accessed 17 November 2025]'UK Competition Law Collective Proceedings Regime Evolving a Decade On' (OUT-LAW.Com, 15 October 2025) <https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/uk-competition-law-collective-proceedings-10-year-evolution> [accessed 17 November 2025]UK Mobile Companies Face Mass Lawsuit for Allegedly Overcharging Customers (Reuters, 14 November 2025) <https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/uk-mobile-companies-face-mass-lawsuit-allegedly-overcharging-customers-2025-11-14/> [accessed

Podcasts

Class Actions (Commercial Litigation Podcast, 4 February 2025) <https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/commercial-litigation-ep29-class-actions/id1354999234?i=1000688859177> [accessed 17 November 2025]Global Class Actions (A Matter of Law, 3 March 2025)
<https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/podcast-global-class-actions> [accessed 17 November 2025]Group Litigation: Current Issues and Future Development (Fountain Court, October 2024) <https://fountaincourt.uk/2024/10/group-litigation-current-issues-and-future-developments/> [accessed 17 November 2025]Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal (Fierce Competition, 22 January 2024) <https://www.skadden.com/insights/podcasts/2024/01/letter-from-london> [accessed 17 November 2025]

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