News 2020

News 2020/11/27

The Directive on Representative Actions formally approved by the European Parliament

On 24^th November the European Parliament formally approved the Directive on Representative Actions, following the trilogue agreement that had been reached by the co-legislators in June 2020.

News 2020/09/29

Balancing ethics, tech and enforcement for better regulation in Europe

A star-studded line-up of speakers and panelists addressed the topic Better Regulation – Defining a Progressive Approach, during a conference jointly organised by the European Justice Forum and FIPRA International for the second year running.

News 2020/09/02

Defining a progressive approach: responsible innovation and pro-innovation rules

Inclusion, sustainability, social justice, innovation, global competitiveness and governance are central to the Von der Leyen’s Commission and present a set of interlocked and systemic challenges that need to be addressed. As the EU institutions are working to make Europe more green, digital and self-reliant, tackling these issues demand a different approach to regulation.

News 2020/08/07

EJF welcomes Moya Stevenson from Swiss Re as new Chairwoman from July 2020 onwards

News 2020/06/30

Political agreement reached on the Directive on Representative Actions

Following the political agreement between the co-legislators, the Council endorsed on June 30^th a provisional agreement on EU-wide rules for the protection of collective interest of consumers.

News 2020/06/03

Joint Business Statement on the Directive on Representative Actions

The European Justice Forum joins almost 20 business associations and federations in signing a joint business statement on the Directive on Representative Actions (Collective Redress). As the representatives of Europe’s business community, we wish to caution EU Member State governments and the European Parliament against rushing to conclude trilogue negotiations on the representative actions proposal and urge them to take due time to consider the complex issues still unresolved. EJF commits to continue contributing constructively to the discussions as necessary to achieve a balanced, fair, harmonized and effective EU justice system.

Please find the full statement here.

News 2020/05/22

Legal Tech for Consumers: How to Strengthen Out-of-court Settlement

News 2020/05/06

What the EU can learn from Spain's experience in representative actions regulations?

Author: Alejandro Ferreres Comella, Uría Menéndez Abogados

News 2020/04/09

EJF calls on policymakers to strengthen safeguards for litigation funding in the Directive on Representative actions

Funding of collective litigation can come from Member States, e.g. by legal aid as in the UK during the 1990ies, or as in Germany today by providing budget to the German federal Consumer Protection Organization “vzbv”, or it can come from private initiatives and private investors.

News 2020/01/24

Trilogue on Representative Actions - EJF issued Position Paper

The European Justice Forum is pleased to share its position paper, highlighting the core issues that will bring clearer finality, greater efficiency and transparency to the proposal for a Directive on Representative actions.