Walter Merricks and Stephen Wisking on UK Class Actions
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English - December 16, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBBusiness Society & Culture civil procedure class actions law Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This special UK episode discusses the recent decision in Mastercard v Merricks, in which the UK Supreme Court gave the green light to competition law class actions. We hear from Walter Merricks, the class representative, and Stephen Wisking, a leading solicitor in the area. They discuss the case itself, other competition law cases, and the influence of Canadian jurisprudence on class actions in the UK.