Group actions are taking longer to reach judgment
Collective litigation is growing across Europe, but in England and Wales the time taken to reach judgment is stretching.
Litigation Radar: Home REIT shareholder claim, Thomas Pink v Victoria’s Secret & OpenAI’s appeal
The latest litigation developments include a shareholder claim over alleged misrepresentations by Home REIT, an expedited High Court trial in the Thomas Pink and Victoria’s Secret “PINK” dispute and OpenAI’s appeal after the UKIPO invalidated its “GPT” and “ChatGPT” marks.
Solomonic breaks new ground with key Court of Appeal documents and County Court judgments
Users can now search more than 500 permission to appeal application decisions. Solomonic are also providing noteworthy and never previously published County Court judgments.
Q3 2026 litigation in numbers: record claim volumes as financial sector takes the reins
Claims are up 11% across the first nine months of 2026, with banking and finance surging in Q3 and winding-up petitions making up a record 64% of insolvency filings.
Litigation Radar: Apple faces £2bn app developers action, Nickel Crisis competition claim and SRA privilege judgment
The latest litigation developments include a £2 billion collective proceedings claim against Apple, a novel damages claim against the London Metal Exchange arising from the 2022 Nickel Crisis and a significant ruling on legal professional privilege.
Building Safety Act 2022: trends in High Court litigation
More than half of Building Safety Act 2022 claims are pursuing building liability orders (BLOs).