SUMMARY
Over the past decade, the United Kingdom has seen a marked rise in collective litigation, transforming what was once a niche legal, rarely employed, tool into a fast-growing business model with wide-ranging economic implications. At a time when the country seeks to boost investment, support innovation and attract global business, the proliferation of mass litigation risks undermining these ambitions. This study takes a closer look at how mass litigation is reshaping the UK’s legal, business and regulatory landscape – and asks whether the balance between justice and economic efficiency is tipping too far …
Oscar Guinea, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma and Renata Zilli, The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in the UK (ECIPE, June 2025).
For comment and criticism see: Beverley Robertson, Does mass litigation really harm the economy? (Law Society Gazette, 30 September 2025).
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