Report

Litigation nation

This report from UK think tank Civitas examines the growth of a class action claims culture.

In Litigation Nation, Danna Brown examines the current state of the UK class action and third-party litigation funding market, the industry’s rapid growth, and the critical gaps that forthcoming legislation must address.

In Britain, a class action or a ‘collective proceeding’ is a claim brought by a large group of claimants who have suffered the same or similar harm from the same defendant, enabling them to seek compensation collectively. In third-party litigation funding, an external commercial investor pays the claimant’s legal costs and takes a share of any damages or settlement if the claim succeeds.