Merricks v Mastercard: Benedict Walton and Caroline Harbord write for FT Adviser on funded group litigation

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Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution, Benedict Walton, and Dispute Resolution Senior Associate, Caroline Harbord, have written for FT Adviser on funded group litigation.

The article, entitled ‘Merricks v Mastercard: A new era in funded group litigation?‘, explores a recent judgment in which the Competition Appeal Tribunal issued its first ever certification of a group claim under the new opt-out regime.