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Hausfeld & Co LLP: Amazon faces £900m demand to compensate tens of millions of UK customers, as Lawsuit accuses E-Commerce giant of unlawfully favouring its own product offers
A ground-breaking new legal claim (“UK Buy Box Claim”) alleges that Amazon has breached competition law and caused millions of UK customers to pay higher prices for products sold on Amazon.co.uk and the Amazon mobile app by obscuring better-value deals.
High Court shuts down BHP move to block access to class action
The High Court of Australia has today unanimously dismissed BHP’s attempt to block shareholders who are not resident in Australia from participating in a class action against the company.
Victims of Brazil’s ‘sinking city’ to have case heard in the Netherlands
Communities lost to damage caused by salt mines in Northern Brazil are celebrating after securing the right to sue petrochemical company Braskem in the Dutch courts.
High Court Approves EQC On-Sold Class Action
The way may soon be clear for “On-Sold” homeowners to access a cash payment from EQC without the stringent conditions previously in place.
Manolete Partners writes down GBP2.3 million on High Court decision
Manolete Partners PLC on Friday said it has received a “rare adverse decision” on one of its larger cases from the UK High Court, forcing it to write down GBP2.3 million.
Disclosure in the Spotlight for Patent Cases with Third-Party Funding
The topic of disclosure in litigation where there is the presence of third-party funding has been a hot topic in several jurisdictions, with defendants strongly arguing that there needs to be an increased level of transparency when it comes to litigation funding.
Federal Court of Australia Orders Respondent in Shareholder Class Action to Hand Over Insurance Information
The following piece was contributed by Anne Freeman of Australian law firm, Piper Alderman.
Virgin Australia, which has been sued by investors who purchased unsecured notes in the airline based on statements in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising, has been ordered to advise the lead applicant in the class action whether its has made a claim against its insurer for its costs and any liability in the class action, and whether its insurer has agreed to grant indemnity. It has also been ordered to produce copies of any insurance policies which might respond to the claims made in the class action[i].
Inventor Leverages Litigation Funding to Beat Microsoft
One of the great benefits of third-party legal funding is the ability for small companies and even individuals to fight on a level playing field against the world’s largest corporations. This dynamic was made evident in a recent case, where a US inventor was able to achieve a $10 million award for patent infringement from Microsoft, after enlisting the support of a litigation funder.
English Court of Appeal decides that ground-breaking £93m legal claim brought on behalf of rail passengers against train operating companies can proceed
London’s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), decided in October 2021 that a class action should proceed on behalf of rail passengers who are allegedly being overcharged by the Southeastern and South Western rail franchises by not making ‘boundary fares’ sufficiently available. Southeastern and South Western could have taken last year’s decision as a prompt to do the right thing by their customers and offer compensation. Unfortunately, they sought to delay resolution of the case, and ultimately the payment of compensation, by pursuing an appeal.
SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN ESG ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST AIRBUS IN AMSTERDAM
The District Court in Amsterdam has delivered a significant decision in a ground-breaking ESG action brought against Airbus. The action is organised and funded by the ESG team at Woodsford.
