Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 102547

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 as of 26 July 2023, what recent assessment his Department has made of the

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Government recognisessthat the PACCAR judgment introduced significant uncertainty about whether Litigation Funding Agreements remain valid and brought to light concerns about the regulatory regime that applies to them.That is why, on 17 December 2025,...

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