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We understand the enormous pressure companies experience when faced with mass actions, and we can support you with everything from horizon scanning to reputation management, from working at scale to creative problem-solving.
Few firms can match our combination of specialist multi-disciplinary skills, efficient processes, litigation strategy and legal technical excellence. As well as our expert team of defence litigators we also have a specialist team who implement and design collective redress schemes.
We have legal specialists in a wide range of policy areas, including financial services, product liability, consumer law, competition law, data protection, climate and environmental, and investment losses.
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.
Representing a defendant in the Second Wave Trucks follow on damages claims before the CAT. These coordinated proceedings arise from the EU Commission’s infringement decision against truck manufacturers and form part of wider EU litigation across multiple jurisdictions. The UK claims are case managed together and are expected to conclude in a 12 week trial scheduled for autumn 2026.
Acting for major banks, in defending substantial portfolios of county court claims seeking redress under the Consumer Credit Act arising from payment protection insurance sales. We have been instructed on more than 3,000 claims. Although individual claim values are modest, the cumulative volume creates complex challenges.
Google LLC
Advised Google on Richard Lloyd v Google, a landmark case in the emerging field of data protection class actions and a resounding success for Google and other potential defendants to such claims. The case, involving 5 million people, relates to the setting of cookies, used for targeted advertising, on Apple's iPhone Safari browser. The dispute concerns claims valued at around £3 billion.
Advising and representing investors in Wirecard securities on damage claims in connection with the circumstances that led to the insolvency of Wirecard AG. The proceedings are backed by a third party litigation funder.
Advising a major German telecommunications company on a German mass litigation regarding an alleged violation of GDPR following the handover of customer data to a German credit scoring agency.
Advised a publicly traded medical device company on the defence of a number of product liability claims (over 50 actions) against a medical device manufacturer seeking damages arising from the alleged defects in metal on metal hip components. The claims have been raised in Scotland alleging defects under the Consumer Protection Act and at common law.
Advised a medical device manufacturer on the defence of claims alleging defect and incorrect marketing of medical devices. A large number of claimants have raised claims against medical in-vitro mesh products alleging injury and ongoing disability in consequence of alleged defect in the medical products. The issue was subject also to Parliamentary hearings and inquiry.
Advising The Rugby Football League on two cases one of which involves a mass action issue around the growing challenge of concussion litigation.
Advised a major bank on a claim by 27 claimants for dishonest assistance and for compensation under section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 for fraudulent trading. The claimants allege the bank dishonestly participated in transactions involving the sale and purchase of European Union Allowances that resulted in the claimant companies incurring VAT liabilities that they were unable to pay.
Advised and supported a manufacturing client through an investigation involving Environmental Health, HSE, Police Scotland and the NHS on a legionella outbreak where the client’s site was considered a potential source of the outbreak. This included working with the client in the immediate incident response, throughout the HSE investigation, and subsequent court proceedings.
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons is advising Manchester Storm on its move to the AO Arena, helping secure the UK ice hockey club's return to the arena it last called home in 2002.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Fred Nicolle as a partner in its Intellectual Property (IP) team in London, strengthening the firm's European patents and life sciences offering.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed contentious insolvency Partner Mark Wilson to join its restructuring team in Birmingham.
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