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'Opt-out' collective actions must be protected, law firm tells UK government

( September 22, 2025, 15:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK's "opt-out" collective regime — allowing for mass actions with the class signed up from the outset — must be protected, law firm Hausfeld has said in a letter to the UK government. The firm warned against any "potential dilution of the regime," which is being reviewed by the government in a call for evidence. Third-party responses are due by mid-October, the government's business and trade department has said, adding that it will take into account developments in the litigation-funding sector. Statement follows....

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