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UK mass claims regime has challenges but reforms require nuance, McLaren urges

By Simon Zekaria ( January 22, 2026, 14:22 GMT | Comment) -- A UK mass claimant fresh from settling with cartelist car shippers said he is "optimistic" about distributing damages money while acknowledging challenges to get class members to come forward and claim it. Consumer champion Mark McLaren — now aiming to be class representative for a separate class action against housebuilders — also told MLex about his hopes for the UK's collective actions regime and outlined fears over government plans for reform.The class representative for a UK mass claim that settled with a range of cartelist car shipping companies said he is "optimistic" about distributing damages money to businesses and consumers while acknowledging challenges to get class members to come forward and claim it....

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