COST (MEGA) BITES 378: WHO WOULD SPEND £15,751,483 PLUS VAT TO RECOVER DAMAGES OF £16.91? (WELCOME TO THE SURREAL WORLD OF "COLLECTIVE PROCEEDINGS": THE CAT ARE CONCERNED THAT LITIGATION IS BEING BROUGHT FOR THE LAWYERS & FUNDERS RATHER THAN CONSUMERS

COST (MEGA) BITES 378: WHO WOULD SPEND £15,751,483 PLUS VAT TO RECOVER DAMAGES OF £16.91? (WELCOME TO THE SURREAL WORLD OF “COLLECTIVE PROCEEDINGS”: THE CAT ARE CONCERNED THAT LITIGATION IS BEING BROUGHT FOR THE LAWYERS & FUNDERS RATHER THAN CONSUMERS

April 23, 2026 · by · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content, Proportionality

There are many who have doubts, often profound doubts, about the utility of class actions where each of the recipients will recover minute sums.  Those doubters will have their views compounded by the judgment in this case.  The likely damages…

PROPORTIONALITY & SURVIVAL FOR LITIGATORS: PART 2: A WHOLE NEW APPROACH?

January 3, 2015 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Part 36

It is no accident that there is nearly a month between the first post in this series and the second. Nor is it surprising that very little (if anything) has been written on “proportional” litigation.  This is a difficult subject….