Woodsford continues to stand out in Chambers 2026 Litigation Funding rankings

2026-06-25T15:46:06+00:00June 25th, 2026|

Chambers and Partners 2026 highlights the team’s industry knowledge, senior leadership and continued contribution to litigation funding.

Woodsford is proud to have once again been recognised in the Chambers and Partners 2026 Litigation Funding Guide, reflecting our continued standing as a […]

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, […]

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 […]

Eight years of excellence – Woodsford ranked in Chambers & Partners 2025

2026-06-25T17:09:48+00:00June 25th, 2025|

Woodsford continues to lead the way in global litigation funding and we are proud to be recognised in multiple jurisdictions for the eighth consecutive year in Chambers & Partners litigation funding guide.

This year’s Chambers rankings recognise Woodsford across Australia, the UK, Canada and Europe, […]

Chambers and Partners: Woodsford recognised for its excellence

2025-06-24T09:47:47+00:00July 16th, 2024|

We are proud that Woodsford’s international business has been ranked highly for the seventh year in a row in this year’s Chambers & Partners litigation funding guide.

We are one of only a handful of businesses ranked in the UK, Australia, Canada and Europe. Our […]

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 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 […]

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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