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Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

Question for Ministry of Justice

UIN HL1667, tabled on 16 January 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government what legislative changes they intend to make, if any, to reverse the effects of the Supreme Court's ruling on litigation funding in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others in July 2023.

Answered on

30 January 2024

The Government is committed to mitigating the impacts of the UK Supreme Court judgment of PACCAR and returning to a pre-PACCAR regime for third party litigation funding at the first legislative opportunity. We are actively looking to find appropriate legislative vehicles.