Wednesday 29 July 2020 Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Angus O’Brien and Mei Ying Barnes were joined by Alexandra McVay (Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway) for the live webinar ‘Managing Class Action Disputes – Class Definition’.
The panel explored class actions as a procedural vehicle, what information is required by litigation funders to invest and practical approaches to defining a class. Topics included:
- Where to start when you think a matter/client is suitable for a class action
- Commercial and strategic considerations behind commencing a class action
- When to consider closing the class
- Recent controversies in class closure
This was the second in a series of events about managing matters of a large scale and/or concerning groups. Information about the commissions of inquiries webinar are available here.
A recording of the webinar and the PowerPoint are published here.