By Maria Ward-Brennan It won’t come as a surprise that law firms are racing to grab work defending businesses as the surge in class actions doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. A handful of City firms already had their eyes on the rise of these actions, including magic circle law firm Linklaters. Speaking to City AM as part of Eyes on the Law, Linklaters partner Sarina Williams stated that on the defence side in large funded competition class actions, “we would describe ourselves as at the forefront of the market”. There are a few factors on why she thinks this may be the case. She de…