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Provided by Augusta Ventures

Augusta has built specialist, interdisciplinary teams of high-performing lawyers, economists and financial personnel for different sectors. All with extensive experience working with clients on highly complex claims. Augusta’s teams operate with rigour, strong business acumen and financial probity, transforming risk and unlocking opportunity for every client in their care.

Recent work highlights:

• The UK Consumer Association, Which? An opt-out collective action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), against Qualcomm, seeking more than £500m in losses, on behalf of over c. 29 million UK consumers who purchased 4G Apple or Samsung handsets.

• Home Insurance Consumer Action Limited. An opt-out collective action in the CAT, against ComparetheMarket/BGL group, following the Competition and Markets Authority’s finding that ComparetheMarket had breached competition law through the use of ‘most favoured nation’ clauses.

• Kabwe Lead Poisoning Class Action against Anglo American South Africa. Augusta is funding Mbuyisa Moleele (the lawyers acting for thousands of Zambian residents who will be pursuing a class action). 
  

• Various investors. At least £18 million worth of lost investment in the Woodford Fund, on behalf of 1500 people, is being claimed by Harcus Parker, a specialist commercial litigation firm, with proceedings currently being held in the High Court.