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The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenge by litigation funder Innsworth Capital against the Competition Appeal Tribunal's distribution of settlement proceeds in the landmark Merricks v Mastercard collective proceedings. The case raises fundamental questions about how settlement funds should be allocated between class members and litigation funders, and the extent to which the Tribunal can override contractual funding arrangements to protect class interests.

The National Security (State Threats) Bill 2026, introduced to Parliament on 9 June, grants the Home Secretary new powers under the National Security Act 2023 to designate bodies involved in foreign power threat activity.

The London Stock Exchange ("Exchange") has published a consultation paper setting out the most significant proposed overhaul of the AIM Rules for Companies to date.