The standout action in “Collective Actions” is the Mastercard Consumer Claim, Merricks v Mastercard.
“You are automatically a member of the class if you (i) were either a resident in Scotland for a continuous period of at least 3 months between 22 May 1992 and 21 June 2008; or England, Wales or Northern Ireland for a continuous period of at least 3 months between 20 June 1997 and 21 June 2008; (ii) were aged 16 or over during those three months; (iii) (for non-business purposes) bought goods that accepted Mastercard cards – that would include all supermarkets. It is not necessary that you held or used a Mastercard card to make those purchases; and (iv) were living in the UK on 6 September 2016.”
Yes, free money? No. The case was won some time ago and the amount of damages awarded however the litigation funder challenged the distribution of settlement.
“Challenges to the settlement by litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which sought to argue that it should get at least £179 million and UK consumers should be capped at getting no more than £4 each, were all comprehensively rejected”
Whilst their “we get £179 million and you get up to £4 each” has been rejected, the appeal process continues and it is unknown when ordinary people will get their cut.
It’s a reasonably well-known trope on this side of the pond that the lawyers make out like bandits in class action cases, while the actual victims get a coupon for 20% off their next use of services from the defendant, or some similar pittance.
Baron Jackfield
2 months ago
One thing that I learned very early into my LLB was that the law existed for one reason, and one reason only – The Enrichment of Lawyers.
The standout action in “Collective Actions” is the Mastercard Consumer Claim, Merricks v Mastercard.
“You are automatically a member of the class if you (i) were either a resident in Scotland for a continuous period of at least 3 months between 22 May 1992 and 21 June 2008; or England, Wales or Northern Ireland for a continuous period of at least 3 months between 20 June 1997 and 21 June 2008; (ii) were aged 16 or over during those three months; (iii) (for non-business purposes) bought goods that accepted Mastercard cards – that would include all supermarkets. It is not necessary that you held or used a Mastercard card to make those purchases; and (iv) were living in the UK on 6 September 2016.”
Yes, free money? No. The case was won some time ago and the amount of damages awarded however the litigation funder challenged the distribution of settlement.
“Challenges to the settlement by litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which sought to argue that it should get at least £179 million and UK consumers should be capped at getting no more than £4 each, were all comprehensively rejected”
Whilst their “we get £179 million and you get up to £4 each” has been rejected, the appeal process continues and it is unknown when ordinary people will get their cut.
Shakespeare was right.
“First, kill all the lawyers”.
Shakespeare was right.
“First, k*ll all the lawyers”.
It’s a reasonably well-known trope on this side of the pond that the lawyers make out like bandits in class action cases, while the actual victims get a coupon for 20% off their next use of services from the defendant, or some similar pittance.
One thing that I learned very early into my LLB was that the law existed for one reason, and one reason only – The Enrichment of Lawyers.