Innsworth ruling clarifies UK antitrust court control over claim funders’ returns
By Simon Zekaria ( June 12, 2026, 16:09 GMT | Comment) -- Decisions on how third-party litigation funding returns are treated in the UK's antitrust collective action regime are now squarely with judges at the specialist Competition Appeal Tribunal. The High Court backed the tribunal this week and rejected a challenge from litigation funder Innsworth Capital over its return from a settlement in the landmark Merricks-Mastercard mass claim. Funders, though, warn that the judgment could undermine the regime.Innsworth Capital's failure this week to stymie the distribution of a settlement in the Merricks-Mastercard mass claim has bolstered and clarified the role and power of the UK's specialist competition tribunal over the treatment of third-party litigation funding returns....
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