Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation (Funding Information and Disclosure Hearing)

Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation (Funding Information and Disclosure Hearing)

There is no real risk that the ATE insurance policy wording is inadequate; the appropriate proportion of incurred costs to be covered is 64%, and the cut-off date for sufficiency is 31 July, with security to increase pro rata thereafter.

Parties
Claimant: Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation; Defendant: Renault Applicants; Defendant: Jaguar Land Rover Applicants; Defendant: Volkswagen Applicants; Defendant: Mercedes Applicants; Defendant: Porsche Applicants; Defendant: Ford Applicants; Respondent: Johnson Law Group
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 May 2025
Procedural Posture
Group Litigation / Interlocutory Application for Funding Information and Disclosure
Outcome
Application granted in part; respondent ordered to provide funding information subject to provision of adequate ATE insurance.
Legal Topics
Security for Costs, After the Event Insurance, Funding Disclosure
Civil Procedure Insurance Law Security for Costs After the Event Insurance Funding Disclosure

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Parties

Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation

Claimant

Renault Applicants

Defendant

Jaguar Land Rover Applicants

Defendant

Volkswagen Applicants

Defendant

Mercedes Applicants

Defendant

Porsche Applicants

Defendant

Ford Applicants

Defendant

Johnson Law Group

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Group Litigation / Interlocutory Application for Funding Information and Disclosure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Adequacy of after-the-event (ATE) insurance for security for costs
  2. 2 Disclosure of funding arrangements by claimant group
  3. 3 Appropriate proportion and timing of costs coverage

Ratio Decidendi

There is no real risk that the ATE insurance policy wording is inadequate; the appropriate proportion of incurred costs to be covered is 64%, and the cut-off date for sufficiency is 31 July, with security to increase pro rata thereafter.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part; respondent ordered to provide funding information subject to provision of adequate ATE insurance.

Orders

  • Johnson Law Group to provide funding information as per draft order, subject to provision of adequate ATE insurance.
  • Adequate ATE insurance must cover 64% of incurred costs.