ESG Archives - Woodsford UK

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

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

miteshmodha2025-05-20T11:51:42+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: The evolution beyond litigation funding
Woodsford: The evolution beyond litigation funding

Woodsford: The evolution beyond litigation funding

miteshmodha2025-05-20T13:37:54+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 submits written response to FCA “protected forward-looking statements” engagement paper
Woodsford submits written response to FCA “protected forward-looking statements” engagement paper

Woodsford submits written response to FCA “protected forward-looking statements” engagement paper

miteshmodha2025-05-20T13:42:04+00:00September 28th, 2023|

Woodsford responds to proposed lowering of standard by which the accuracy of forward-looking statements is measured

Woodsford Engage has submitted a written response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) engagement paper on introducing a new category of “protected forward-looking statements” in the prospectus regime. This […]

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

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

sb5su2025-05-20T13:45:50+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 […]

Shareholder Litigation: The Tool of Last Resort (Interview with ESG Investor)
Shareholder Litigation: The Tool of Last Resort (Interview with ESG Investor)

Shareholder Litigation: The Tool of Last Resort (Interview with ESG Investor)

Greg Oxford2025-05-20T13:57:48+00:00March 30th, 2023|

Shareholder Litigation

Our CEO, Steven Friel, was interviewed recently by Aaran Fronda of ESG Investor.

Steven explained why investors must actively engage with investee firms to make the downside of bad activity outweigh the upside for potential corporate wrongdoers.

“There is a growing […]

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

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

Greg Oxford2025-05-20T14:09:42+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 […]