Harold Kim, president of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) made the following statement about the UK Supreme Court decision in Merricks v. Mastercard:
“The UK Supreme Court decision in the Mastercard case is a watershed moment that risks opening the floodgates for US-style class actions in the United Kingdom. By making it easier for collective actions to be certified, the UK Supreme Court has signaled that law firms and entrepreneurial litigation funders, not consumers and job-creating businesses, will benefit the most from its lawsuit system.”
