ENGLAND

TUI FACES CLASS ACTION OVER CAPE VERDE ILLNESS OUTBREAK

More than 1,700 Britons have joined a class action lawsuit against travel company TUI after falling ill during a vacation in the Cape Verde...
ENGLAND

Estate agents accuse Rightmove of overcharging for subscription fees

Rightmove, a property portal, is the focus of a class action lawsuit as estate agents accuse it of overcharging for services. It is claimed that thousands of businesses have been held captive as customers, with little to no real competition. This situation has enabled...
AUSTRALIA

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT REACHES LANDMARK LOCKDOWN CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Last week, the Supreme Court of Victoria quietly approved a historic reconciliation, as the...
NETHERLANDS

WAMCA SETTLEMENTS: WHO DECIDES? FOUNDATION OR FUNDER?

Deciding whether to settle is a critical decision for litigation funders, as shown by...
UNITED STATES

AT&T HIT WITH LAWSUITS AFTER DATA BREACH EXPOSES SENSITIVE INFORMATION OF OVER 70 MILLION CUSTOMERS

AT&T is currently entangled in multiple class action lawsuits after revelations that sensitive data...
UNITED STATES

META SUED IN CLASS ACTION REGARDING AI SMART GLASSES

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit over its AI smart glasses, with plaintiffs...
EUROPE

WHAT TO DO WITH UNCLAIMED DAMAGES IN COLLECTIVE ACTIONS?

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal recently approved donating large amounts of unclaimed damages from...
NETHERLANDS

COURT OF APPEAL THE HAGUE MISSES THE MARK IN AIRBUS

SILC is an organization created to file claims against Airbus. The District Court of...
AUSTRALIA

CONCERNS RAISED OVER DISTRIBUTION OF UBER SETTLEMENT FUNDS

In March 2024, Uber reached a settlement agreement worth nearly 272 million Australian dollars to compensate taxi and hire-car drivers who were financially impacted...
ENGLAND

COURT OF APPEAL REJECTS ROBERTS’ CLAIMS AGAINST WATER COMPANIES

Professor Carolyn Roberts’s effort to represent millions of UK water customers has been rejected...
NETHERLANDS

DATA PROTECTION NETHERLANDS INADMISSIBLE IN WAMCA CLAIM AGAINST TWITTER

On 24 February 2026, the Amsterdam District Court issued its ruling in a collective...
ENGLAND

CPO HEARING SCHEDULED THIS WEEK IN STASI VS. MICROSOFT

Dr. Maria Luisa Stasi has filed a Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) application to consolidate...

EUROPE

ITALY

NETFLIX ORDERED TO PAY BACK MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS IN ITALY

A court in Rome has declared that Netflix's seven-year price increases were unlawful because...
ENGLAND

RACHAEL KENT WINS HISTORIC LAWSUIT AGAINST APPLE

On 23 October 2025, the CAT upheld Dr. Kent's claim on behalf of around...
ENGLAND

CAT REJECTS BOUNDARY FARES CLAIMS: NO ABUSE OF DOMINANCE

Mr. Gutmann acts as the class representative (CR) in three simultaneous proceedings before the...
ENGLAND

COMPETITION APPEAL TRIBUNAL STRIKES OUT CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed an effort to initiate collective proceedings against the...
NETHERLANDS

DUTCH FOUNDATION RULED INADMISSIBLE IN WAMCA CASE AGAINST STELLANTIS

The FCIRS Foundation has lodged claims against Stellantis under the WAMCA, claiming that Stellantis'...
NETHERLANDS

ROTTERDAM COURT REFERS QUESTIONS TO ECJ REGARDING GDPR CLAIMS IN WAMCA PROCEEDINGS

Currently, ten WAMCA cases are pending involving foundations seeking compensation for alleged GDPR violations....
NETHERLANDS

Booking.com Faces Consumer Claim in The Netherlands

The Dutch Consumers’ Association (Consumentenbond) and the Consumers Competition Claims Foundation (CCC) have initiated...
NETHERLANDS

HOTELS FILE COLLECTIVE ACTION IN THE NETHERLANDS AGAINST BOOKING.COM

Hotels throughout Europe are being urged to participate in a class action against Booking.com...
ENGLAND

ECONOMIC STUDY SUGGESTS COLLECTIVE ACTIONS MAY COST THE UK ECONOMY 18 BILLION GBP

A recent economic study released today, titled The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in...
NETHERLANDS

DUTCH COURT LACKS JURISDICTION IN CLASS ACTION AGAINST AIRBNB

On 27 May 2025, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that the...
IRELAND

IRISH CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MICROSOFT RULED ADMISSIBLE BY HIGH COURT

The Irish High Court has accepted the initiation of a class action lawsuit against...
ENGLAND

CAT FINALIZES SETTLEMENT IN MERRICKS MASTERCARD CLASS ACTION

On 20 May 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal issued its decision regarding a lengthy...
ENGLAND

MICROSOFT FACES UK CLASS ACTION REGARDING LICENSING PRACTICES

On 14 May 2025, Alexander Wolfson, a veteran barrister, launched an opt-out class action...
EU

EC FINDS APPLE AND META IN BREACH OF DIGITAL MARKETS ACT

Yesterday, the European Commission fined Apple 500 million euros and Meta 200 million euros...

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

NEW CLASS ACTION AGAINST AMAZON REFUND PRACTICES

In a legal action initiated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, plaintiff Holly Jones Clark from Kentucky claims that Amazon has consistently failed to process refunds, even when items were returned correctly within the designated 30-day return period. Clark asserts...
UNITED STATES

JURY AWARDS 2 BILLION IN DAMAGES IN ROUNDUP LAWSUIT

On 22 March 2025, a jury in Georgia ruled that Bayer must pay an...
UNITED STATES

FLORIDA CRYSTALS FACES CLASS ACTION OVER GREENWASHING PRACTICES

One of the biggest sugar producers in the United States is being sued in...
UNITED STATES

AMAZON HIT WITH CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER UNLAWFUL DATA COLLECTION

Amazon is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that asserts it has secretly tracked...
UNITED STATES

APPLE FACES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER PFAS IN APPLE WATCH BANDS

Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that it has engaged in...

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

Tiger Brands agrees to settle listeriosis class actions

Today, Tiger Brands, the largest food producer in South Africa, proposed compensation for listeriosis victims, marking a significant step toward settling a class action...
ZAMBIA

SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA SET TO HEAR ZAMBIAN LEAD POISONING CLASS ACTION

On the evening of 29 October 2024, a reception room adorned in colonial style within London’s Palace of Westminster served as the venue for a panel discussion led by Lord Hain. Known as Peter Hain, he previously held various roles in the UK’s Blair...
KENYA

LEGAL TROUBLE LOOMS FOR META OVER MODERATOR LAYOFFS IN KENYA

Meta has lost its appeal regarding a ruling that permits it to be sued in Kenya for the termination of content moderators. The plaintiffs allege that the company dismissed them in retaliation for their efforts to establish a union. Today, the Nairobi Court of...
UGANDA

MAJOR VICTORY FOR CLAIMANTS IN TILENGA PROJECT LAWSUIT AGAINST TOTAL ENERGIES

In legal proceedings initiated by NGOs under the Duty of Vigilance Law against TotalEnergies, the Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that the case...
NIGERIA

COURT OF APPEAL CLEARS PATH FOR NIGERIAN COMMUNITIES’ CLAIMS AGAINST SHELL

On 6 December 2024, the UK Court of Appeal handed down a landmark ruling that paves the way for a long-awaited trial over claims of severe environmental damage caused by oil spills in Nigeria. The judgment is a significant victory for the Ogale and Bille...

ASIA

THAILAND

CLASS ACTION AGAINST CPF OVER TILAPIA INFESTATION PROCEEDS TO TRIAL

Yesterday, the South Bangkok Civil Court ruled that a class action lawsuit filed by...
JAPAN

META FACES NEW LAWSUITS IN JAPAN OVER MISLEADING ADS

Additional lawsuits regarding deceptive investment advertisements are set to be filed against Meta this...
CHINA

APPLE UNDER SCRUTINY IN CHINA OVER APP STORE PRACTICES

Apple is once again under legal scrutiny in China as a Beijing-based developer, Bodyreader...
SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA IMPOSES FINE ON META FOR UNAUTHORIZED DATA COLLECTION AND SHARING

South Korea’s data protection authority has slapped Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook,...
JAPAN

MORI HAMADA PARTNERS WITH LCM TO PURSUE CLAIM OVER CREDIT SUISSE BOND WRITE-DOWN

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, a prominent Japanese law firm, has teamed up with litigation funder LCM to represent a group of Japanese investors in an international arbitration case against Switzerland. The claim, valued at approximately 150 million U.S. dollars, seeks compensation for losses incurred...

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UNITED STATES

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED FOLLOWING POTOMAC SEWAGE SPILL

A class action lawsuit has been brought following a sewer line collapse that released...
UNITED STATES

Ziploc faces class action for misleading claims

The manufacturer of Ziploc bags is facing a class-action lawsuit after a consumer claimed...
Dealmakers UK

2nd Annual LF Dealmakers Europe

Dealmakers | 23-25 June 2025 | Royal Lancaster | London Following a highly successful debut...
ITALY

STELLANTIS FACES CLASS ACTION IN ITALY OVER DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS

An Italian court has ruled a class action lawsuit against Stellantis regarding potentially defective...
ENGLAND

FAMILIES UNITE TO INITIATE CLASS ACTION REGARDING FATALITIES INVOLVING UK POLICE CONTACT

Numerous families are participating in a class action initiative regarding deaths following police contact...
FRANCE

FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY FINES APPLE 150 MILLION EUROS OVER ATT TOOL

On 31 March, the French Competition Authority fined Apple 150 million euros for abusing...
ENGLAND

HERBERT SMITH PUBLISHES CERTIFICATION TRACKER OF UK COMPETITION CLASS ACTIONS FILED AT THE COMPETITION APPEAL TRIBUNAL

Herbert Smith has created a graphic that tracks the number of competition class actions...
EU

EUROPEAN COMMISSION CARRIES OUT UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS IN THE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS SECTOR

On 10 March 2025, the European Commission undertook surprise inspections at various non-alcoholic beverage...
GERMANY

3,200 GERMAN FARMERS FILE DAMAGES CLAIMS AGAINST PESTICIDE WHOLESALERS

Unilegion, a Munich-based company that organizes class actions, has initiated legal proceedings for around...
NETHERLANDS

STICHTING APP STORES CLAIMS ADMISSIBLE IN COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST GOOGLE

Today, the Amsterdam District Court declared Stichting App Stores Claims (ASC) admissible in its...
FRANCE

FRENCH PUBLISHING ORGANIZATIONS TAKE ACTION AGAINST META AI

Last week, multiple French publishing organizations jointly lodged a legal complaint against Meta, accusing...
ENGLAND

COMPETITION APPEAL TRIBUNAL CERTIFIES CLASS ACTION AGAINST ROYAL MAIL

On 12 March 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal granted Bulk Mail Claim Limited (BMCL)...
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