Sep 29, 2023 Redress Action in Germany – the new kid on the block? By Moritz Becker Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Roman Mallmann Martin Mekat Michael Rohls Patrick Schroeder Elisabeth Weber Stefanie Fay Stephan Hofer Johanna Möller +7 more... Show less The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) has finally cleared the path for the German implementation of the European Representative...
Jul 26, 2023 A transforming landscape: Collective Actions in Data and Tech By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Jelle Drok Mark Egeler Marco Vogels Basya Klinger David De Bock +3 more... Show less It is generally acknowledged that the Netherlands is a popular forum for various types of class actions. As of 25 June 2023, the...
Jan 09, 2023 Employment, incentives and pensions: 10 things to look out for in 2023 By Amy Rentell 2022 was an extremely busy year for updates in the employment, incentives and pensions space. And as we move into a new year, there are...
Sep 30, 2022 A new Collective Action Regime in Germany – Draft Bill on the Implementation of the EU Directive on Representative Actions By Michael Rohls Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Patrick Schroeder Moritz Becker Martin Mekat Roman Mallmann Elisabeth Weber +4 more... Show less The eagerly awaited first draft of the legislation to implement the EU DIRECTIVE (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the...
Sep 28, 2022 First reaction: the proposed new Product Liability Directive is more claimant-friendly than expected By Andrew Austin In summary: This morning, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a new Product Liability Directive, to govern...
Aug 08, 2022 Good news for international defendants facing litigation in Spain? Three recent court decisions suggest so By Natalia Gomez Since the enactment of the 1978 Spanish Constitution, the Spanish Constitutional Court has steadily protected service of claims on the...
Jul 12, 2022 How long can limitation be delayed? The UK Court of Appeal on deliberate concealment and cartel damages claims By Mark Sansom Daniel Hunt Jess Steele Adrian Wright Alisha Wright +2 more... Show less Following our previous article on January’s judgment of the UK High Court (available here), the Court of Appeal has upheld the first...
May 24, 2022 UK shareholder claims: ten takeaways from the full Autonomy judgment By Emma Probyn Thomas Clark Flavia Williams Pablo Lopez-West +1 more... Show less The full judgment in Autonomy Corporation Limited and others v Lynch and another ([2022] EWHC 1178) has now been handed down. Autonomy is...
May 02, 2022 Re-assessing business litigation risk: From a US-centric to a multijurisdictional disputes landscape By Timothy Harkness Kristina Weiler As the role of US courts in transnational litigation decreases, businesses need to brace themselves for the rise of EU collective...
Apr 13, 2022 When claimant co-ordination collapses: High Court clarifies obligations on claimant solicitors in group actions By James Roberts The High Court has recently handed down a judgment emphasising the need for cooperation between claimant...
Nov 11, 2021 UK Supreme Court rules representative action for group data protection claim was “doomed to fail” By Hannah Walker Gore Cat Greenwood-Smith Anushi Amin Xanthia Hargreaves Alice Thompson Ethan Lo +3 more... Show less The UK Supreme Court handed down a unanimous judgment yesterday in the high-profile Lloyd v Google case, ruling in Google’s favour that...
Dec 09, 2019 Better enforcement of EU consumer law By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy While negotiations continue over the EU’s proposed new collective redress regime (see my recent blog on the subject), another key element...