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• April 27, 2026

  Lawyers Call For Balance As UK Eyes Class Action Revamp

  The system for group consumer claims in England and Wales "clearly isn't working," lawyers have said, as the Law Commission weighs a new class action regime for consumer law cases — one that must balance improving access to justice against the risk of rewarding weak claims.

• April 27, 2026

  Nick Candy Beats Startup Founder's Freezing Order Claim

  A London court struck out former dotcom entrepreneur Robert Bonnier's claim on Monday against property developer Nick Candy over a wrongly obtained freezing order, concluding that the entrepreneur and his company's bankruptcy trustee repeatedly breached court orders.

• April 27, 2026

  Tesla Tells Top Court Patent Pools Must Abide By FRAND

  Tesla urged the U.K.'s top court on Monday to revive the carmaker's bid to hold patent pool operator Avanci liable to set fair licensing rates, as the court reconsiders the jurisdictional limits of British courts to set licensing rates for essential patents.

• April 27, 2026

  Consumer Body Files Challenge To FCA Car Finance Scheme

  A consumer rights group said Monday it has filed a legal challenge over how the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance redress scheme calculates compensation, warning that it could otherwise leave millions of consumers out of pocket.

• April 27, 2026

  River Pollution Claim Too Thinly Pled To Compel Defense

  Thousands of residents suing Welsh Water and two chicken producers for allegedly polluting rivers in England and Wales suffered a setback on Monday when a London judge ruled their case was too thinly pleaded to require a defense at this stage.

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