Group Litigation: Claimant

Our mandates are typically for businesses and other organisations as claimants against other businesses (although as a firm we remain generally open to acting for defendants). We work with litigation funders and ATE insurers as appropriate to meet our clients’ requirements and are familiar with market norms for documentation and pricing.

We are currently instructed on behalf of the claimants/proposed class representative in actions concerning Google and Blackmore Bond and are actively engaged in a number of further class actions in technology, data and financial services.

HK has an established reputation in this field, being particularly well-known for acting for and ultimately settling the claims of a large group of 700 merchants, local authorities and others in the interchange fees litigation against Mastercard and Visa. The firm has also worked on the investigation or pursuit of class actions involving a range of fraudulent and reckless investment schemes, failed SIPP and property investments, data breaches, failed tax schemes and ‘stock drop’ claims, amongst other work.

We have the legal knowledge, the funding and insurance connections, and the team strength to handle class actions effectively. This means our clients do not need to pay unless and until recoveries are made and only pay out of those recoveries for our fees and all necessary disbursements. We prepare cases to fight to trial but aim to reach earlier settlements in the interests of all concerned.