Guido brought British business advance warning of the class action lawsuit avalanche set to be unleashed on UK PLC under a Labour Government. Not long now until the FT and others wake up…
Co-conspirators have now been in touch with further evidence of Labour links to the lawfare industry – beyond would-be Attorney General Emily Thornberry’s ties to soldier-bashing Leigh Day. Bewigged sources point to Lucy Rigby – Starmer’s candidate in Northampton North – who has spent her career bringing forward class action suits. She even worked on the infamous Mastercard v Merricks case – known for being the first Collective Proceeding brought on an “opt out” basis. The potential earnings for class action law firms in this type of case are enormous…
Rigby also appears to be heavily involved in the leadership of CORLA – The Collective Redress Lawyers Association. The organisation, who campaign to expand collective action lawfare in the UK by “developing relationships with Ministry of Justice, Select Committees, the Civil Justice Council, and the Judiciary”, is funded by leading law firms in the sector. Guido predicts a ‘Labour lawfare scandal’ will one day be a thing…
Big backers of the project include law firm Pogust Goodhead, who are currently spearheading the biggest class action claim in British legal history – seeking some £36 billion in damages. The firm been in the spotlight in the past for hiking fees in its Dieselgate case to up to 50% of damages, hitting claimants in the pocket. The left leaning lawfare industry is about to have some very close friends in Parliament…