In this issue: Whether you call it “collective redress” or “class action,” the problems of an appropriate role for a private consumer class in antitrust activity remain a constant in…

Luke Tolaini, Samantha Ward, Apr 29, 2011 The European Commission’s public consultation on collective redress is the latest in a series of attempts at legislating for class action-style relief in Europe…

PrivaAlberto Martinazzi, Apr 29, 2011 This paper aims to discuss one of the key themes underlying the recent European Commission’s public consultation on collective redress, i.e. which of the alternative…

Ann Marie Galvin, Apr 29, 2011 Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress is the latest consultation by the European Commission (“Commission”) on collective redress and follows a 2005…

Paul Chaplin, Nicholas Heaton, Apr 29, 2011 In February 2011 the European Commission launched a public consultation on whether new EU-wide forms of collective redress should be introduced in order…

Andrew Jeffries, Apr 29, 2011 The European Commission launched in February 2011 another consultation on proposals for collective redress. This is open to April 30, 2011, and takes the form…

Robert O’Donoghue, Apr 29, 2011 The rather long and bumpy road towards a minimum level of harmonization of substantive rules and procedures for class actions continues with the European Commission’s…