The Class Representatives Network provides support to class representatives who are leading group legal actions in the UK.
What are collective proceedings?
Collective proceedings are a type of court or tribunal procedure which enables claims to be brought on behalf of numerous people. They facilitate legal redress for consumers who would otherwise be unable to bring claims individually.
What is a class representative?
A class representative is an individual or organisation which brings a claim on behalf of a group of people who are adversely affected by the conduct of businesses.
Class representatives are responsible for instructing lawyers, arranging funding and insurance, and making decisions about how the claim is conducted. They must also communicate with the class about the progress of the claim and, if successful, ensure that any award of damages is distributed amongst class members.
Class representatives are vital to ensuring that consumers’ interests are properly represented in class actions.
We support class representatives to take independent decisions in the best interests of their class.
What we do
Support
We bring class representatives together to share their learnings and experiences within their confidentiality obligations.
Engagement
We aim to enhance public understanding the role of class representatives. We engage with government, policy-makers, the legal community and interest groups.
Transparency
We help prospective class representatives and the wider public to learn more about the role and the responsibilities it entails.
Thought
We discuss new developments in the law, and invite lawyers, litigation funders and other experts to share their insights.
Interested in becoming a class representative?
The Class Representative Network welcomes expresssions of interest from those who are interested in acting as a class representative in future claims.
“As an individual you are taking on responsibility for acting on behalf of a large class of people with a very large and powerful organisation opposing you.”
— Walter Hugh Merricks CBE
By the Numbers
Since the launch of the UK’s competition collective proceedings regime…
44
Claims have been filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal*
14
Claims have been certified
1
Collective settlement has been approved
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Corporate Subscription
The Class Representatives Network is a non-profit organisation which is primarily supported by firms who have an interest in the UK’s collective proceedings regime.
Our corporate subscribers recognise the value that independent class representatives bring to the collective proceedings regime, and endorse the Network’s role in supporting them.
