Surge in third-party funding sparks wave in FTSE shareholder lawsuits

Aymen Mahmoud of McDermott, Andrew Hill of Fox Williams, Rory Spillman of Signature Litigation and Emma Ruane of Peters & Peters describe how the growing availability of third-party funding and greater procedural clarity are helping drive a wave of UK shareholder claims against FTSE companies, while raising fresh questions around investor knowledge, reliance and materiality.