Emerald Supplies Ltd. v. British Airways PLC is already being heralded as a rejection of US-Style class actions in the UK, but my reading of the opinion leaves the question far from settled. The opinion falls far short of foreclosing the possibility of a representative action in every case where the plaintiffs’ interests are not literally identical. In fact, the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘antitrust’
Are Reports of the Demise of Class Actions in the UK Greatly Exaggerated?
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged antitrust, british airways class action, civil procedure rule 19.6, collective action, International Class Action Law, lord justice mummery, Micawberish, representative action, UK class action on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review
Posted in CAFA Requirements, Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Federal Court Decisions, Other class action blogs, tagged antitrust, blawg review, blog review, blogosphere, CAFA, class action blawg, class action blog, FACTA, forum shopping, franchise class action, merits inquiry, punitive damage, subprime on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review is back on its regularly scheduled day this week. As always, here are some blog entries that might be of interest to class action practitioners… See Carlton Fields’ class action blog Classified for links to various news tidbits relating to class actions, including a summary of a bill recently passed in [...]
Subscribe by Email
Twitter Feed: @classaction
- Please Excuse the Silence http://t.co/5W6sDX9G 5 days ago
- Recognition and Enforcement of U.S. Class Action Judgments and Settlements in European Civil Law Countries http://t.co/HaFz8NEi 1 week ago
- Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action Blog – Much More than Quality Employment Class Actions News http://t.co/G2h0tGLe 1 week ago
-
Our Contributors
-
Recent Comments
- Recognition and Enforcement of U.S. Class Action Judgments and Settlements in European Civil Law Countries « ClassActionBlawg.com on 2010 Class Action Year in Review
- Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action Blog – Much More than Quality Employment Class Actions News « ClassActionBlawg.com on … More on Amex III
- Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action Blog – Much More than Quality Employment Class Actions News « ClassActionBlawg.com on … More on Amex III
- … More on Amex III « ClassActionBlawg.com on The Third Circuit Clarifies the Facts About FACTA While the Second Circuit Has a Different Concepcion of Class Arbitration Waivers
- The Third Circuit Clarifies the Facts About FACTA While the Second Circuit Has a Different Concepcion of Class Arbitration Waivers « ClassActionBlawg.com on Second Circuit Deals Another Blow to Class Arbitration Waivers
-
Recent Posts
- Please Excuse the Silence
- Recognition and Enforcement of U.S. Class Action Judgments and Settlements in European Civil Law Countries
- Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action Blog – Much More than Quality Employment Class Actions News
- … More on Amex III
- The Third Circuit Clarifies the Facts About FACTA While the Second Circuit Has a Different Concepcion of Class Arbitration Waivers
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
Posts by Date
-
-
Tags
“Like” Us On Facebook
Paul Karlsgodt
Raj Chohan
CAB Staff
Consumers Don’t Benefit from UK Collective Actions. So How Exactly Does that Make them Different from US Class Actions?
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, tagged antitrust, antitrust conference, class action reform, collective action, International Class Action Law, jjb sports, opt in, opt out, UK class action, UK collective action on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
UK legal publication The Lawyer has an interesting article out today for anyone tracking trends in class and collective action reform across the pond. According to the article, Which?, a consumer organization granted the right to pursue collective redress on behalf of consumers harmed by conduct declared to have violated antitrust laws, isn’t convinced that it would [...]
Read Full Post »