News 2021

News 2021/11/02

Need for more third-party litigation funding?

While collective redress mechanism and third-party litigation funding (TPLF) are meant to have a positive impact for consumers in facilitating the access to justice, there is the risk – if no sufficient safeguards are put in place –, that private funders’ interests (esp. their interest in commercial profit) may be disconnected from – or even opposed to – consumers’ interests. Concrete examples can be seen in the US or in Australia. Also in Europe, such cases are meanwhile increasing and tend to spread.

News 2021/10/04

Observations from the General Elections in Germany

On 26^th September, Germany voted in its federal elections with a high participation rate of 76,6%.

News 2021/05/31

EJF, together with the Scottish Chamber of Commerce, BritishAmerican Business; and the US Chamber Institute of Legal Reform called for an in-depth consultation on new class action legislation

In May 2021, a group of business and legal bodies representing Scotland, Europe and the US have warned about the possible introduction of US-style ‘opt-out’ class action lawsuits in Scottish courts.

News 2021/05/31

EJF updates its comprehensive Monitoring Report on Collective Redress Regulation in Europe

EJF has launched its first “Monitoring Report on Collective Redress Regulation” in February 2021. EJF’s Monitoring Report provides an overview of the collective redress mechanisms for, so far, 13 selected countries in Europe and the impact that the transposition of the Directive may have.

News 2021/03/01