Apple, Sony, others' UK mass claim funding challenges subject to appeal hearing
( February 4, 2025, 14:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Challenges brought by Apple, Sony, Mastercard and Visa to approvals of UK mass claims over funding for the lawsuits are subject to a case management hearing at the Court of Appeal, the court has said. A previous ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court said that litigation funding agreements based on returns calculated as a percentage of damages won are unenforceable for collective competition-law proceedings.Statement follows....
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