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In a judgment handed down on 8 April 2009 in Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways PLC 2009 EWHC 741 (Ch), the High Court has confirmed the strict test which applies where a claimant seeks to bring proceedings on behalf of others who have the same interest in the claim
The Court of Appeal has today dismissed the claimants' appeal in Emerald Supplies Ltd and another v British Airways PLC 2010 EWCA Civ 1284, refusing to allow the action to proceed as a representative action under Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 19
On 24 April the government published its anticipated consultation on competition law private actions, including radical proposals for a new "opt-out" collective action for competition claims on behalf of both consumers and businesses in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT
