Woodsford’s David Haughan speaks at Unlocking Collective Actions panel

2026-03-27T16:06:16+00:00March 18th, 2026|

Woodsford joins discussion on how CAT cases originate and develop at Unlocking Collective Actions panel.

On 18 March 2026, Woodsford’s David Haughan joined an expert panel at Litigation Funding Next Gen’s Unlocking Collective Actions event for a discussion on how CAT cases originate and take […]

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, […]

Hot off the Press: Woodsford’s Steven Friel responds to growing scrutiny of litigation funders

2025-07-08T14:54:00+00:00July 8th, 2025|

Defending the fundamentals: Woodsford’s Steven Friel on funding, transparency and justice

As part of an article exploring the evolving legal and regulatory landscape of litigation funding, Dippy Singh of CDR Magazine recently interviewed our CEO, Steven Friel.

As global scrutiny of the third-party litigation funding […]

Collective Actions: The light at the end of the tunnel

2025-05-20T13:11:34+00:00July 1st, 2024|

Collective Actions Framework

Natasha Doris of CDR Magazine recently interviewed our CEO, Steven Friel.

When investee companies breach standards of corporate governance and even their own ESG policies, collective escalated engagements provide shareholders with the opportunity to step in and obtain redress.

While discussing the […]

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 […]

Reversion in the CAT: A settlement carrot?

2025-11-14T17:04:28+00:00December 20th, 2023|

Is reversion of undistributed damages an incentive to settle or a windfall for settling Defendants???

In an article first published in the ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Magazine on 8 December 2023, Woodsford’s Hugh Tait and Jordan Howells, explore the concept of how reversion of undistributed damages […]

Woodsford: The evolution beyond litigation funding

2025-05-20T13:37:54+00:00December 19th, 2023|

Woodsford’s evolution from traditional litigation funder to collective redress business

In a recent article for GBRW Expert Witness, Woodsford’s Steven Friel and Muhammad Arayne have described how we have moved beyond simply being a provider of passive capital for single-case litigation and are […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Court decides that groundbreaking £150m class action on behalf of UK car buyers can proceed

2025-05-20T14:28:41+00:00February 18th, 2022|

Court decides that groundbreaking £150m class action on behalf of UK car buyers can proceed

London’s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, has today  (Friday 18 February) given the green light to a class action on behalf of millions of motorists and businesses, who […]

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