The Competition Collective Actions Forum 2024 - 2nd Annual

Navigating Post Certification to Trial and Settlement

• What can be taken from the CAT’s approval of the Mclaren settlement for collective actions more generally
• The role of the opinion in supporting the settlement
• Issues for defendants in contribution and ensuring no over-compensation where a co-defendant settles
• How settlements by individual claims impact class settlement
• What use can evidence from a settled individual claim be used in the collective action?
• The CAT’s interest in economic assessment of the settlement and economists assistance in settlement approval
• The role of funders in the settlement process

Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year

• Assessing the UK’s Competition Collective Action Regime and where further development are expected and needed
• An overview of the cases before the CAT and Court of Appeal: key decisions
• An overview of recent CPO applications outside of the traditional competition claims
• A look at Collective Actions at the trial stage
• Other procedural innovations

Discussing Claimant and Defendant Perspectives
on Certification, Strike Out and Carriage Disputes

• When is the appropriate time for carriage risk decisions to be made
• The place of disclosure in proceedings
• Funding strategies post-PACCAR
• Discussions on Class definition
• Lessons learned on certification
• Strategic lessons learned in structuring class action cases