The Competition Collective Actions Forum 2025 - 3rd Annual

Registration
09:15

Chairperson’s Welcome
09:45

Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year
10:00

• 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

Assessing Trials and Early Judgments in the Collective Actions Regime
10:40

• ​​​​​​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?

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:35

Exploring Practical Challenges for Distribution and Communication with the Class
11:55

• 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

Examining the Role of Experts in Collective Proceedings
12:40

• 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

Networking & Lunch Break
13:30

Revisiting Certification and Carriage Disputes Following the First Settlements, Judgments, and Distributions
14:30

• 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
15:20

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
16:30

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

Close of Conference & Drinks Reception – Hosted by Epiq
17:15