The Competition Collective Actions Forum 2025 - 3rd Annual

Registration
09:00

Chairperson’s Welcome
09:30

Keynote Presentation from the CAT: The Competition Collective Action Landscape
09:40

Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year
10:25

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

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Assessing Trials and Early Judgments in the Collective Actions Regime
11:30

• ​​​​​​Key takeaways from the BT - Le Patourel and other early Judgements
• What the early judgments say about excessive pricing as an area for competition collective actions
• Where are we with pass-on cases?

Exploring Practical Challenges for Distribution and Communication with the Class
12:15

• Assessing class communication strategy following the Gutmann Boundary Fares settlement
• The role of funders in the settlement process
• Building effective distribution plans in preparation for judgement /settlement
• Challenges and concerns for class communication at the distribution stage

Networking & Lunch Break
13:00

Examining the Role of Experts in Collective Proceedings
14:00

• Assessing the use of expert evidence in collective competition claims so far
• Differences and additional work required for collective actions vs non-collective proceedings
• The expert’s role in certification and impact on the use of expert evidence
• Applying relevant lessons from non-collective proceedings use of expert evidence
• Access to witness and documentary evidence and the interplay with expert analysis

Revisiting Certification and Carriage Disputes Following the First Settlements, Judgments, and Distributions
14:45

• Coming back to the question of funding and distribution at the certification stage following early settlements
• Lessons learned carriage disputes
• Examining the latest procedural developments the CAT is using to resolve Carriage Disputes
• Perspectives on the CJC interim report and the future of litigation funding

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30

Examining the Evolution of the Class Representative’s Role
15:50

• How what’s understood to be the role of the Class Representative changed following cases going to trial?
• Understandings and preparations for Class Reps post-Reifa developments
• Effectively utilising advisory boards for a class representative’s needs

Discussing the Future of the UK’s Collective Actions Regime
16:35

• DMCC and the future of consumer claims
• Interplay with data and ESG claims
• Potential expansion of the CAT’s role in general mass claims

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks: Where Next for the Competition Collective Actions
17:20

Close of Conference
17:30

Drinks Reception – Hosted by Epiq
17:30