Further £54m Settlement Secured in Car Delivery Charges Claim Funded by Woodsford

2026-05-07T11:25:39+00:00December 10th, 2025|

Car Delivery Charges claim settlements total £92.75m following settlements with remaining Defendants, MOL & NYK

London, 10 December 2025. Mark McLaren, the class representative in the Car Delivery Charges claim has today announced a further settlement with the remaining 2 defendants, MOL and NYK, […]

Standard Chartered shareholders settle s90/s90A FSMA securities litigation

2025-12-17T10:05:45+00:00December 5th, 2025|

Claim brought by over 200 institutional investors and supported by Woodsford reaches its conclusion.

London, 5 December 2025: A large group of institutional investors, organised and funded by Woodsford, settled its securities litigation against Standard Chartered PLC. The shareholder group comprises over 200 institutional investors […]

Woodsford’s funding agreement withstands Sony’s challenge in the Court of Appeal

2025-07-09T08:32:40+00:00July 7th, 2025|

The Court of Appeal unanimously rejects Sony PlayStation’s challenge to the enforceability of Woodsford’s funding agreement in major competition class action.

The Court of Appeal has ruled against Sony, Visa, Mastercard and Apple in their consolidated attempts to challenge the validity of funding […]

Woodsford’s Investor Group Rebuts Standard Chartered Strike-Out Attempt

2025-05-20T11:51:42+00:00March 31st, 2025|

A group of institutional investors organised and funded by Woodsford has been given the green light to proceed to trial. 

Various Claimants v Standard Chartered PLC – [2025] EWHC 698 (Ch) 

Institutional investors who have collectively suffered losses in excess of £1.5bn, arising from disclosures of corporate […]

Woodsford supports JGA Saddler in major Australian Tesla class action

2025-05-20T11:53:13+00:00February 25th, 2025|

Braking Bad: Woodsford provides funding for Tesla class action in respect of phantom braking and empty promises

The action, filed by law firm JGA Saddler, alleges Tesla Australia and Tesla US marketed and sold motor vehicles manufactured by Tesla US that are defective, resulting in […]

Woodsford supports major Google AdTech class action in Australia

2025-05-20T12:54:26+00:00December 16th, 2024|

Google ad tech class action launched in Australia

A class action was filed on 16 December 2024 in the Federal Court of Australia in respect of Google’s misconduct in the digital advertising space. The action is brought on behalf of Australian domiciled website and app publishers […]

The evolving nature of Dutch litigation and its Impact on Funders

2025-05-20T13:01:19+00:00October 21st, 2024|

Going Dutch: Understanding Funders’ Perspectives on the dynamics of Dutch Litigation

Dippy Singh from CDR Magazine recently interviewed our Investment Officer and Dutch-qualified lawyer, Bram Berends.

Since the introduction of the WAMCA regime in January 2020 the acceptance and use of litigation funding in the […]

Woodsford & Piper Alderman Launch Isuzu Diesel Emissions Class Action in Australia

2025-05-20T13:05:06+00:00August 23rd, 2024|

Piper Alderman and Woodsford commence defeat device class action against Isuzu Motors Limited

Woodsford is proud to again be partnering with leading Australian law firm, Piper Alderman, in commencing their second diesel emissions class action of 2024.

Having previously commenced an action relating to defeat devices alleged […]

Shein’s potential London IPO raises investor concerns

2025-05-20T13:07:31+00:00July 19th, 2024|

Shein’s London IPO: Could it be going out of fashion?

Najiyya Budaly from Law360 recently interviewed our CEO, Steven Friel.

Speculation surrounds the fast-fashion company, Shein and its recent quest to launch an IPO in London. Given the concerns looming around the Singapore-based company’s labour […]

CAT Approves £25m Settlement in Trains Class Action Against Stagecoach

2025-05-20T13:13:14+00:00May 13th, 2024|

Settlement Approved in Woodsford Backed Class Action Against Stagecoach South Western

On Friday 10 May 2024, London’s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”), handed down a judgment approving a £25m settlement between the class representative, Justin Gutmann, and the settling Defendant, Stagecoach South Western […]

Woodsford funds Australian class action on behalf of Rest Super fund members

2025-05-20T13:25:04+00:00February 23rd, 2024|

Woodsford funds class action filed by Shine Lawyers on behalf of members of the Rest Superannuation fund.

This is another example of Woodsford working with leading class action lawyers, in this instance Shine Lawyers, to provide collective redress for consumers affected by alleged corporate misconduct.

The Rest […]

Australian class action filed in relation to CFDs

2025-05-20T13:31:35+00:00February 8th, 2024|

Woodsford supports further major Australian class action filed against International Capital Markets Pty Limited (“IC Markets”)

A class action was filed on Tuesday, 6 February 2024, in the Federal Court of Australia relating to the offering of over-the-counter derivative products known as contracts for difference (“CFDs”) […]

Woodsford funded £5bn class action against Sony PlayStation gets go ahead in UK Competition Appeal Tribunal

2025-05-20T13:40:11+00:00November 21st, 2023|

Woodsford funded £5bn competition claim gets green light to proceed to trial

Woodsford is proud to be supporting Alex Neill’s claim on behalf of 8.9 million PlayStation customers, which has today been certified by the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Alex Neill, CEO & Co-Founder of Consumer […]

Class action filed against IG Markets in relation to offering of risky financial products

2025-05-20T13:45:50+00:00August 15th, 2023|

Woodsford supports further major Australian class action filed against IG Markets Limited and IG Australia Pty Ltd (“IG”)

A class action was filed on Monday (14 August 2023) in the Federal Court of Australia relating to IG’s offering of over-the-counter derivative products known as contracts […]

RoRo Car Shippers Fail in their Attempt to Launch UK Supreme Court Appeal of Cartel Class Action Certification

2025-05-20T13:54:43+00:00June 2nd, 2023|

LONDON, 2nd  JUNE 2023. In a huge boost to the hopes of millions of UK consumers who stand to gain from a Woodsford-funded collective action against five large shipping companies who engaged in an anticompetitive cartel, the UK Supreme Court announced yesterday that it had […]

Litigation funding success for Woodsford in significant Scottish case relating to the Hammersmith Ark

2025-05-20T13:56:31+00:00May 9th, 2023|

On 5 May 2023, Lord Ericht of the Scottish Outer House, Court of Session, handed down his judgment in a significant, multi-million pound claim against TLT Solicitors. Lord Ericht ruled in favour of the claimant Centenary 6 Limited (C6), funded by Woodsford.

Woodsford’s cases are often […]

Woodsford supports further major Australian class actions against car manufacturers with claims filed against Hyundai and Kia

2025-05-20T14:09:42+00:00February 17th, 2023|

Hyundai and Kia engine defect class actions launched in Australia

Class actions were filed on Wednesday (15th February) in the Federal Court of Australia relating to defective engines in various Hyundai and Kia vehicles sold in Australia from 2011 to date.

The actions allege that the numerous […]

Woodsford supports Toyota Diesel Defeat Device class action in Australia

2025-05-20T14:16:28+00:00October 18th, 2022|

Woodsford supports Toyota Diesel Defeat Device class action in Australia.

Woodsford supports another major Australian class action with a claim filed yesterday (17th October) in the Supreme Court of Victoria on behalf of up to half a million owners of diesel-powered Toyota vehicles.

The class action filed […]

Woodsford supports Multibillion claim filed against Sony Group

2025-05-20T14:21:04+00:00August 20th, 2022|

Woodsford supports $Multibillion claim filed against Sony Group.

Woodsford is proud to support another major UK class action, with a Multibillion claim filed against UK subsidiaries of Sony Group in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) on 19 August.

The claim is being brought on behalf of UK-based […]

Govia Thameslink Railway to face legal claim worth up to £77m as over 3 million consumers are overcharged for London train fares

2025-05-20T14:30:23+00:00November 25th, 2021|

Govia Thameslink Railway to face legal claim worth up to £77m

The claim, funded by Woodsford, is seeking compensation worth up to £77m for routine overcharging on train tickets affecting an estimated 3.2 million passengers and has been filed against the operator of one of Britain’s […]

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