The need-to-know legal and practical points surrounding criminal and regulatory enforcement actions against companies in United Kingdom (England & Wales), including corporate liability regimes, relevant penalties and key features of compliance programmes.
This Q&A answers key procedural questions for claimants bringing private antitrust claims in United Kingdom (England & Wales), including with regard to evidence, time frames, limitation periods and appeals.
An overview of the law and practice surrounding private enforcement actions against misconduct in the securities markets in United Kingdom (England & Wales), including causes of action and remedies.
A concise Q&A guide to litigation funding costs and insurance in United Kingdom (England & Wales), including award of costs, liability for costs, security for costs and insurance.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
The issue of security for costs has come into focus in recent years in the context of the increased trend of commercial litigation funders supporting claims in the English courts. The Court of Appeal has recently provided important guidance in
Rowe and others v Ingenious Media Holdings plc and others [2021] EWCA Civ 29 in relation to whether a defendant that is seeking security should provide a cross-undertaking in damages.
The Court of Appeal, in deciding that no cross-undertaking should have been required by the court at first instance, held that “