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Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill 2024

皇冠体育app government has introduced the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill into Parliament.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

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皇冠体育app Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill addresses the implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28.

皇冠体育app new legislation, which will apply to all applicable proceedings, will allow the government to deliver a return to a litigation funding regime which promotes access to justice, as well as enhancing the competitiveness of the jurisdiction. 聽

皇冠体育app Bill will extend and apply to England and Wales only.

Access to justice is a core pillar of our legal system and key to our jurisdiction鈥檚 world-leading position. Litigation funding agreements have enabled claimants to seek redress over unequal pay, faked diesel emissions and overcharging by mobile phone networks, as well as the sub-postmasters鈥� heroic fight. 皇冠体育app new Bill will restore a vital avenue to justice for all deserving claimants, not just those with the most resources.

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Published 20 March 2024

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