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Lord Carlile of Berriew (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 September 2026

Debate

Opt-out Collective Court Actions and Connected Litigation Funding

Contribution

I am grateful to the noble Lord for his reply. He is aware, and the House will be aware, that collective actions give consumers the power to pursue legal actions for which they cannot obtain legal aid, however egregious the wrongs that have been committed against them. Why is it that the Government have broken a promise made before the last election, in 2024, that a Bill of about two or three pages would be produced to reverse the unintended effects of the PACCAR case, so that such actions can be brought and the legal funding industry, which is making a great contribution to the British legal world, can proceed with such cases?

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