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Defendants’ Playbook to Group Litigation – 10 key takeaways from the Clifford Chance Summit

8 December 2023

Group litigation represents a major and growing risk to businesses across all sectors and industries, with increasing numbers of group claims being litigated in the English courts.

On 7 November 2023, Clifford Chance hosted a Summit to discuss the ways in which companies and financial institutions can mitigate the risk of facing group claims, and the strategies which can be deployed if defending such claims. Clifford Chance’s team of group litigation experts was joined by the Honourable Mr Justice Marcus Smith (President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal) for the keynote speech, as well as Richard Handyside KC and Peter de Verneuil Smith KC, two of the leading barristers in this rapidly developing area of the law.

Click on the link to access the 10 key takeaways from the Summit

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