UK collective-action funders and claimants unsettled by legislative void
By Simon Zekaria ( May 26, 2026, 14:29 GMT | Comment) -- After a promised bill to reform UK litigation funding didn't materialize in government legislative plans earlier this month, collective-action funders and claimants were left unsettled and uncertain. While ministers acknowledge a need to counter the effects of a disruptive Supreme Court ruling in 2023, the lack of a schedule to underpin any commitment to do so means ongoing risk for the collective actions regime.Pressing questions around litigation funding in the UK remain in the air as the dust settles on the government's recent unveiling of its new legislative agenda, notable for the stark absence of a promised reform bill....
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