EJF’s aim is to ensure that the legal environment in Europe protects both consumers and businesses alike, and that those with a legitimate grievance have access to justice.

EJF is a coalition of businesses, individuals and organisations that are working to promote fair, balanced, transparent and efficient civil justice laws and systems in Europe.

Recent

Towards an EU regulatory framework on Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

TPLF is reshaping Europe’s justice systems, with implications that extend well beyond the courtroom. EJF’s latest policy brief highlights how unregulated TPLF poses growing economic, judicial, societal, and geopolitical risks to the EU, from speculative lawsuits and consumer exploitation to pressure on national courts and the potential for strategic foreign influence.

As the EU expands collective redress mechanisms, this paper offers a timely and solutions-oriented contribution to the policy debate, calling for a harmonised EU approach to ensure that litigation funding serves the public interest, not just profit.

Topics

Representative actions proposal

The European Commission published in April 2018 a proposal for a Directive on Representative Actions, as part of its New Deal for Consumers, to establish a collective redress mechanism across Europe.

Mission

Goals

EJF’s goal is to ensure that the Directive on Representative Actions will build a coherent and harmonized civil redress system architecture in Europe.