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Collective Redress Redux

By  |  May 4, 2011

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 competition policy. The EU has issued Green papers, White papers, and now a Consultation request—all to determine if this should be an EU or national problem, and how to avoid the excesses of the U.S. approach. We’ve compiled six expert articles  in our latest issue that collectively ask three questions: Why the continuous need to study this question? Can the myriad problems involved be sorted out and resolved to collective satisfaction? Should the EU be even concerned, or are there other more important fish to fry? Take a look at the issue, here.