Collective Actions

Christopher Brown, Scott Campbell, Dec 30, 2013 In April 2012, the U.K. Government launched a consultation on possible reform of the U.K. regime for private redress in respect of breaches of competition law. The consultation, which could be seen both as a belated response by the Government to the recommendations on private redress made to it […]

Christopher Brown, Scott Campbell, Apr 16, 2013 In April 2012, the U.K. Government launched a consultation on possible reform of the U.K. regime for private redress in respect of breaches of competition law. The consultation, which could be seen both as a belated response by the Government to the recommendations on private redress made to it […]

Renato Nazzini, May 28, 2010 The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of developments of private enforcement of competition law. However, as I discussed in a previous article co-authored with Ali Nikpay,this jurisdiction has also often adopted a cautious approach to measures aimed at facilitating litigation in this field, for fear of fostering spurious […]

Alberto Martinazzi, Feb 16, 2010 As from January 1, 2010, a new procedural tool for the protection of consumers, the class action, is now available in the Italian legal system. Class actions constitute a new instrument consumers can rely on for the safeguard of certain individual rights already enforceable with individual lawsuits before courts. Thus, […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Assimakis Komninos, Apr 03, 2008 On April 3, 2008, the European Commission published its long-awaited White Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (WP). The WP itself is a rather short document that summarizes the far more developed Staff […]