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Redressing the balance in competition class actions

12 April 2026 / Author(s): Robert Brittain
Issue: April 2026 / Categories: In Practice
Company: Slaughter and May

The Supreme Court’s decision in Evans v Barclays Bank plc & others [2025] UKSC 48 represents a significant recalibration of the UK’s competition law class action regime. In clarifying the test to be applied by the Competition Appeal Tribunal when determining whether to certify claims on an opt-out basis, the decision will have lasting consequences for proposed class representatives, funders, and defendants.

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