Dutch Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance On Use Of The Collective Action
Recently, the Dutch Supreme Court handed down three judgments that provide additional guidance as to when a collective action may be used, for what and with what effect. The first case makes clear that...
View ArticleThe Big Flop of the Italian Class Action at a Turning Point?
A class action law was first enacted in Italy in 2009 (Art. 49 of Law no. 99 of 23 July 2009, hereinafter the “Class Action Law”, in force as of 2010). In 2012 the Class Action Law was amended so as to...
View ArticleGlobal Guide to Competition Litigation
Twenty six countries now authorize private civil damage actions for antitrust/competition law allegations. In several of these countries, claims may proceed as class or collective claims. Litigation...
View ArticleCourt Dismisses Antitrust Claim Against Chinese Vitamin C Company
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) in New York has vacated and reversed a $147 million antitrust verdict against a Chinese vitamin C manufacturer and its...
View ArticleThe Netherlands Will Introduce Collective Action For Monetary Damages
The Netherlands will get a collective action for monetary damages, not dissimilar to a US-style class action. The government placed a bill to that effect before Parliament on 15 November 2016. However,...
View ArticleThe Dutch Act On Collective Settlements: Caveat ‘Opt-Outer’, Broad...
The Dutch Act on Collective Settlements (Wet collectieve afwikkeling massaschade or “Wcam”) was introduced in 2005 and revised in 2013. It offers the possibility to get a declaration that a settlement...
View ArticleAre All Animals Equal?
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”. This is probably the most famous sentence from George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Sixty-two years after its first publication (on 17 August...
View ArticleEnglish Tribunal Rejects £14 Billion Class Action at the First Hurdle
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT“) has refused to certify the £14 billion consumer class claim brought against Mastercard under the English class action regime introduced in October 2015....
View ArticleOn the Cusp of US-Style Class Action? European Commission Gathers Evidence...
EU The possibility of an EU-wide framework for collective redress is approaching with the closing of the European Commission’s call for evidence on the implementation of the Commission’s Recommendation...
View ArticleInjunctions and Collective Redress: A New Deal For Consumers?
EUROPE – The European Commission is exploring ways that it might expand consumer access to justice, and in particular increase the availability of “class” or collective civil litigation across the EEA...
View ArticleRepresentative Actions: A New Deal For EU Consumers?
Almost exactly 6 months ago, we reported in this blog that the European Commission was exploring ways it might expand consumer access to justice, and in particular increase the availability of “class”...
View ArticleUK Class Action Filings Set to Increase as £14.098bn Interchange Class Action...
UNITED KINGDOM – A significant development in UK class actions landed today – with the English Court of Appeal issuing a judgment that requires the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT“) to reconsider...
View ArticleCourt Dismisses Antitrust Claim Against Chinese Vitamin C Company
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) in New York has vacated and reversed a $147 million antitrust verdict against a Chinese vitamin C manufacturer and its...
View ArticleThe Netherlands Will Introduce Collective Action For Monetary Damages
The Netherlands will get a collective action for monetary damages, not dissimilar to a US-style class action. The government placed a bill to that effect before Parliament on 15 November 2016. However,...
View ArticleThe Dutch Act On Collective Settlements: Caveat ‘Opt-Outer’, Broad...
The Dutch Act on Collective Settlements (Wet collectieve afwikkeling massaschade or “Wcam”) was introduced in 2005 and revised in 2013. It offers the possibility to get a declaration that a settlement...
View ArticleAre All Animals Equal?
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”. This is probably the most famous sentence from George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Sixty-two years after its first publication (on 17 August...
View ArticleEnglish Tribunal Rejects £14 Billion Class Action at the First Hurdle
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT“) has refused to certify the £14 billion consumer class claim brought against Mastercard under the English class action regime introduced in October 2015....
View ArticleOn the Cusp of US-Style Class Action? European Commission Gathers Evidence...
EU The possibility of an EU-wide framework for collective redress is approaching with the closing of the European Commission’s call for evidence on the implementation of the Commission’s Recommendation...
View ArticleInjunctions and Collective Redress: A New Deal For Consumers?
EUROPE – The European Commission is exploring ways that it might expand consumer access to justice, and in particular increase the availability of “class” or collective civil litigation across the EEA...
View ArticleRepresentative Actions: A New Deal For EU Consumers?
Almost exactly 6 months ago, we reported in this blog that the European Commission was exploring ways it might expand consumer access to justice, and in particular increase the availability of “class”...
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