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Seven Attorneys Recognized as Global Antitrust Leaders

We are thrilled to announce that seven partners across Scott+Scott’s U.S. and transatlantic offices have been recognized to be listed in Lawdragon’s newly launched 2025 guide 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers. “These lawyers excel in crafting transaction terms that will pass muster with global regulatory bodies. They know how to navigate a growing array of worldwide authorities who examine the impact of a deal in hotly contested industries,” according to Lawdragon.

TikTok Faces Suit Over Child Privacy From London Preteen

Judge rules in favor of allowing the 12-year-old plaintiff to remain anonymous in her pursuit of claims that the video-sharing app TikTok is illegally exploiting the personal data of children.

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Car Shipping Cartel Faces £150M Class Action

Five shipping companies fined for running a cartel for transporting cars to the UK have become the target of a £150 million ($189 million) US-style class action in London led by law firm Scott+Scott UK LLP.

Class action could mean refund of £60 per new car

Dealerships could be in line for a refund of up to £60 per new car that they bought, thanks to a class action against five major shipping companies.

SHIPWRECK Millions of UK drivers could receive compensation after shipping company scam saw new car prices rise

Scott+Scott files legal action in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal under the Consumer Rights Act in a bid to win back some money for consumers who bought or leased a new motor and may have been overcharged due to price-fixing scheme.

The CAT and the (alleged) Fiddle. The currency trading scandal continues to dog the banks.

Scott+Scott filed a collective-action case at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against currency traders for foreign exchange rigging. No one is laughing now.

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Banks face £1 billion lawsuit over foreign exchange rigging

Five banks face a £1 billion class action lawsuit in Britain for allegedly rigging the foreign exchange market. Scott+Scott predicts that the class action will be joined by “tens of thousands” of entities, such as pension funds.

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Barclays, JP Morgan among banks facing UK class action over currency-rigging

Barclays, JP Morgan, RBS, UBS, and Citigroup are being sued by investors over allegations they rigged the global foreign exchange market in a claim estimated to be worth more than £1 billion ($1.24 billion).

Barclays and RBS among banks hit by £1bn forex rigging lawsuit

Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are among five banks targeted in a £1 billion class action lawsuit over forex rigging that was filed today through the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) as a collective action.

Barclays, JPMorgan Face UK Forex-Rigging Class Action

Five banks sued in a UK antitrust court by investors over allegations that they manipulated the global foreign exchange market in a US-style class action seeking more than £1 billion ($1.2 billion).