Collective redress in Europe
Subtitle: why and how?
By: edited by Eva Lein, Duncan Fairgrieve, Marta Otero Crespo and Vincent Smith
Publisher: British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 550
ISBN-13: 9781905221561
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Citizen suits (Civil procedure)
Description: "The European Commission Recommendation on Collective Redress (2013/396/EU) establishes a framework to ensure a coherent horizontal approach to collective litigation in the EU context without harmonising national systems. The Commission clearly aims at distinguishing collective redress in Europe from the North American class action approach. This book explores the need for mass litigation mechanisms in Europe from a series of interdisciplinary perspectives. ... [It includes] commentary on various specific areas of collective redress including competition law, product liability and consumer protection; and the options for and relevance of collective ADR mechanisms."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.