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TheJudge secures litigation insurance for consumer group Which? in landmark opt-out collective proceedings against Qualcomm worth over £480m.

TheJudge has successfully obtained litigation insurance for Which? in respect of theirwell-publicised opt-out collective proceedings against Qualcomm, on behalf of around 29 million UK consumers.

The obtaining of this litigation insurance, known as ATE insurance, is an important positive step towards obtaining a ‘collective proceedings order’, and Which? being certified as class representative by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Robert Warner, one of the Directors of TheJudge comments: “We are very pleased to have assisted Which? in the process of obtaining litigation insurance for these proposed collective proceedings and to have the opportunity to work with such a first-class legal team. This is the latest in a series of proposed collective proceedings in which TheJudge have been instructed and it is great to be able to utilise our experience as a tier 1 ranked Chambers and Partners litigation broker to add some value to the process”.

The proposed collective proceedings have been covered extensively in the media, including via the BBC, Sky News and City AM.

Hausfeld & Co. LLP (www.hausfeld.com) are instructed to act for Which? (www.which.co.uk) supported by a counsel team at Monckton Chambers (www.monckton.com).

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