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Senior judges have taken a chainsaw to what they describe as ‘absurd’ and ’eye-watering’ cost budgets in a collective action potentially worth £6bn. Following a three-day costs hearing featuring 23 counsel, Mr Justice Constable and Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker reduced the claimants’ costs budget …
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Collective action specialist Pogust Goodhead does not need to disclose its funding agreement, judges dealing with the ongoing ‘dieselgate’ group claim have ruled. The judgment, written jointly by Mrs Justice Cockerill and Mr Justice Constable, deals with two applications relating to funding …
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Claimants in the ’dieselgate’ group claim against motor manufacturers today hailed a judgment by the president of the King’s Bench Division setting an aggressive court timetable for the action. In Various claimants v Mercedes Benz Group & Ors Dame Victoria Sharp and three other judges ruled that a …
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Representatives in the group actions over the so-called ‘Dieselgate’ scandal have told the court in a case management hearing that the litigation is valued at ‘billions of pounds’. Four judges in a full court 4 at the Royal Courts of Justice were told on Friday that there are 1.25m claims and 1,500 …
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