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Group Action Litigation

Example cases:

  • Successfully taking proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of 32,000 members of the Association of Convenience Stores to win a review of the groceries sector by the Competition Commission.
  • Acting for shareholders of Railtrack, in the UK’s leading class action against the Secretary of State for Transport, alleging misfeasance in public office.
  • Acting for publicans pursuing damages claims against breweries to whom they were improperly tied, in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s judgment in respect of publican Bernard Crehan and the brewery, Inntrepreneur Pub Company.
  • Acting for members of the Mayflower Action Group (made up of investors and private shareholders of the collapsed bus company), regarding a claim against former directors.
  • Representing shareholders of interactive TV Company YooMedia plc, formerly known as E-District plc, in a claim relating to fraud in an Initial Public Offering. This case involved suing the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers, to obtain an advantageous settlement for our clients.


Edwin Coe LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (No. OC326366) and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.  A list of members of the LLP is available for inspection at our registered office: 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TH.  “Partner” denotes a member of the LLP or an employee or consultant with the equivalent standing.