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US: Class Actions: How Arbitration Clauses Are Reshaping the Landscape

Firms increasingly use arbitration clauses to limit consumers' ability to pursue collective actions, foreclosing an important mechanism for remedy in

September 27, 2022

The Loyalty Penalty: Are Consumers Being Punished for Staying?

The CMA and regulators have, in recent years, identified the loyalty penalty and practices such as "Price Walking"1 as unfair.

September 24, 2021

Was the UK Vaccine Rollout Fair? A Closer Look at Access and Equity

Exclusive data gathered by Fideres suggests that NHS England’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout was indiscriminate. The AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, and Moderna vaccines

August 24, 2021

Pandemic Profiteering? Scrutinizing COVID Travel Tests

Fideres’s research on PCR test prices has been featured in The Guardian. Of the top 50 cheapest PCR test providers,

Can Algorithms Discriminate?

In the US, black/latinx borrowers consistently experience higher interest (between 7 and 11 basis points) on their mortgages, even accounting

Why U.K. Mobile Contracts May Be Costing You More

Key Findings Fideres has conducted a preliminary investigation into UK mobile network operators. This follows the four largest UK mobile network

ETFs: Behind the Low Fees, High Complexity Lurks

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a fast-growing market, controlling $5.4tn in Assets Under Management and growing at an annual rate of

Title Insurance: Are Premiums Too High?

Fideres’s preliminary investigation into the US title insurance industry finds that title insurance premium levels are excessive - they overcompensate

What’s Your Data Worth? Inside the Consumer Data Market

This article discusses a novel approach to damages estimation in litigation involving personal data breaches or misuse. We propose a