According to a March 24 article in The Lawyer.com, the Civil Justice Council (CJC), a statutorily-created advisory organization to the British government, is considering proposing changes to the UK justice system that could, among other things, provide for an opt-out procedure similar to that applicable in FRCP 23(b)(3) actions, as opposed to the opt-in procedure [...]
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Europeans Moving Closer to Allowing US-Style Class Actions?
Posted in International Class Action Law, tagged european class action reform UK Britain British Italy I on April 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Breaking News: Supreme Court Holds FRCP 23 Unconstitutional
Posted in Supreme Court Decisions, tagged class actions abolish rule 23 supreme court on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The United States Supreme Court today issued a shocking sua sponte decision that has left the class action world scratching its collective head and searching for a backup plan. The 9-0 per curiam decision, titled, In re Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, 2008 S. Ct. 412008, is just two lines long: “In the interest of all that is [...]
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