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The Top FCA Developments Of 2017

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.02.18

From decisions on small business fraud to interpretations of the reverse FCA, 2017 was another busy year for False Claims Act developments.  In a "Feature Comment" published in The Government Contractor, C&M attorneys highlight top developments from 2017 on key issues such as original source requirements, DOJ’s potential dismissal of meritless qui tams, statistical sampling, and perhaps most significantly, the continued evolution of the case law in the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark implied certification and materiality decision in Escobar

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.28.24

UK Government Seeks to Loosen Third Party Litigation Funding Regulation

On 19 March 2024, the Government followed through on a promise from the Ministry of Justice to introduce draft legislation to reverse the effect of  R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28.  The effect of this ruling was discussed in our prior alert and follow on commentary discussing its effect on group competition litigation and initial government reform proposals. Should the bill pass, agreements to provide third party funding to litigation or advocacy services in England will no longer be required to comply with the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 (“DBA Regulations”) to be enforceable....