Bruce Macaulay
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Articles
The evolving climates in the US and UK for environmental damage claims
United Kingdom, USA - December 13 2022 The November 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) spotlighted the political and diplomatic challenges of compensating…
UK Class Actions: FX Decision Shows That the CAT Is Willing To Strike Out Poorly Pleaded Claims and Deny Opt-Out Certification
United Kingdom - May 4 2022 Any appeal by class claimants will be closely watched. Following the Supreme Court’s Merricks judgment, class claims are generally permitted where…
What Is the Future for Opt-Out Class Actions in the UK After Lloyd v Google?
United Kingdom - January 19 2022 The class action landscape in the U.K. Is quickly evolving, with the availability of “opt-out” class actions taking center stage. Lloyd v Google, the…
UK Class Actions Update: Merricks Secures Uncontested CPO, But the Competition Appeal Tribunal Shows It Retains Significant Teeth to Narrow Claims
United Kingdom - September 14 2021 After protracted challenges to class certification status, in Merricks v Mastercard1 the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) granted its first…
Merricks v Mastercard - UK Supreme Court Clarifies Low Bar for Class Action Certification
United Kingdom - January 7 2021 On 11 December 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court (the Court) handed down its much-awaited ruling in Merricks v Mastercard,1 dismissing Mastercard’s appeal…
Bill Batchelor, Jonathon J. Egerton-Peters, Sym Hunt, Aurora Luoma
