Group Litigation

Fountain Court has a leading reputation for handling long-running, complex, substantial, and high-profile, multi-party disputes, often with transnational dimensions, including in relation to the complicated and intensive procedural and jurisdictional issues these matters can involve. The set is particularly well known for its work in large‑scale group litigation, where members are regularly instructed by solicitors and litigation funders on substantial collective claims.

Members are often engaged as part of a wider team of legal and other professional advisers, either to lead advocacy and shape overall legal strategy or to contribute specialist expertise within a broader multidisciplinary approach. Group litigation rarely turns on a single area of law, and Fountain Court’s strength lies in its ability to draw on expertise across product liability, financial services, insurance, competition, consumer law and commercial disputes. This breadth enables members to address the full range of issues arising in major collective actions, including regulatory and technical questions, as well as complex issues of causation and quantum.

The set has been closely involved in landmark financial services litigation, including claims arising from structured investment products, benchmark manipulation and market conduct issues, as well as group actions following regulatory interventions and test case procedures. In the automotive sector, members have acted for manufacturers in collective emissions and competition claims of exceptional scale and complexity.

Fountain Court also has a strong track record in medical and product‑related group actions, alongside increasing involvement in ESG‑focused litigation, including claims brought by overseas claimants against UK‑based corporates and multinational businesses. Across these matters, members are frequently instructed in cases raising complex questions of jurisdiction, causation and quantum, and are valued for their ability to coordinate strategy within large multidisciplinary teams.

Our work includes group claims in a variety of sectors and practice areas including:

• Administrative & Public Law
• Aviation & Travel
• Banking & Finance
• Competition
• Employment
• ESG-related claims
• Financial Services
• Insurance
• Product Liability
• Professional Negligence