Anyone interested in curious in an outsider’s critique of the U.S. class action system should be following the debate over the adoption of an opt-out collective action scheme in the U.K. Opponents of opt-out collective actions point to the “looniness” of the American system as a reason why not to adopt a similar scheme. Proponents [...]
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UK Facing Identity Crisis in Class Action Debate?
Posted in Class Action Legislation, Class Action News, class action reform, International Class Action Law, tagged class action reform, european class action, International Class Action Law, opt out collective action, uk class actions, UK collective action on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Law Society Gazette: Government Report Calls for Opt-Out Collective Action Procedure for UK Employment Cases
Posted in Class Action News, International Class Action Law, tagged employment class action, employment discrimination, England class action, England collective action, equal pay class action, UK class action, UK collective action on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One more abbreviated post before I return from vacation. Neil Rose of the British publication the Law Society Gazette reports that the paper has obtained unpublished government research calling for an opt-out collective action procedure for dealing with a backlog of equal pay, discrimination, and other employment claim against government agencies in the UK. Here’s a link: http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/class-actions-employment-tribunals-called-government-research
Private Litigation Funding Catching on in Loser Pays Jurisdictions
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Other class action blogs, Securities Class Actions, tagged attorneys fees, australian class action, award of costs, award of fees, International Class Action Law, litigation funding, loser pays, securities class action, UK collective action on September 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Litigation funding by private corporations other than law firms or individuals who are not lawyers is generally prohibited here in the US, but the concept is catching on overseas, especially in jurisdictions that have a “loser pays” rule for allocating fees and costs. This recent entry from The D&O Diary summarizes an article predicting that the ability to assign of [...]
UK’s Civil Justice Council Recommends US-Style Procedures for Collective Actions
Posted in Class Action Legislation, Class Action News, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Reports and Surveys, tagged British class action, civil justice council, class action reform, collective action, cy pres, european class action reform, International Class Action Law, UK class action, UK collective action on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As reported today in the UK trade publication Professional Pensions, the Civil Justice Council, a governmental advisory committee charged with studying and recommending policy decisions relating to civil justice issues, issued a report earlier this month recommending that enhanced collective action procedures be adopted in the British civil courts. The procedures, if adopted, would include many of the [...]
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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 [...]
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