Delay in ‘toxic sofa’ payout – BBC News
“Hundreds of people who suffered burns and rashes from faulty leather sofas will have to wait longer to find out if they are to be paid compensation.”
BBC News, 27th March 2009
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“Hundreds of people who suffered burns and rashes from faulty leather sofas will have to wait longer to find out if they are to be paid compensation.”
BBC News, 27th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lawyers were today finalising a compensation bid on behalf of more than 4,000 customers allegedly left with rashes and burns after buying faulty sofas.”
The Independent, 27th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“British pension funds are to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the American courts for hundreds of millions of pounds, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Civil Justice Council publishes final recommendations to improve access to justice for consumers and small businesses in collective claims.”
Civil Justice Council, 12th December 2008
Source: www.civiljusticecouncil.gov.uk
“Consumers across the European Union could be given new powers to join forces to sue a business under plans announced by the European Commission today. Class action lawsuits could be publicly funded under the proposals.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The slow squeezing of life out of the legal aid system over the past decade and the impact it has had on money available to fund group claims led to multiparty specialists concluding that — with only rare exceptions — such claims were doomed.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK’s approach to class actions is set to change — but we are unlikely to see here the excesses of the US system.”
The Times, 8th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“More class actions in English courts would benefit consumers, small businesses and employees, according to a new report by the advisory body charged with overseeing the modernisation of the civil justice system.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Procedures governing group actions could be overhauled to improve access to justice, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has told The Lawyer.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Consumers will be entitled to automatic compensation payouts from retailers who fix high street prices under Government proposals to introduce US-style class-action lawsuits to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK has ‘the most fertile ground in Europe’ for a growth in class action lawsuits according to a new survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Access to justice is a luxury for many victims of discrimination, the head of the new equalities watchdog warned last night.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK legal community is united in the belief that US-style class action litigation is set to take off throughout Europe, with product liability cited as a key growth sector. Claire Ruckin reports on the results of the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 6th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com