Brussels enters the fray over class actions

Major feature on moves towards the development of a pan-European 'collective action' system.

European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection: Consumer affairs: Policy strategy http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/strategy/index_en.htm

EU collective action (Legalweek.com, 26.4.08) http://www.legalweek.com/Navigation/20/Articles/1023619/EU+Collective+action.html

European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection: Consumer affairs: Collective redress http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redress_cons/collective_redress_en.htm

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