Country reports
What's Going On In Poland? An Update on Class Actions and Litigation Funding
Our friends Magdalena Tulibacka and Radoslaw Goral send this description of developments in Poland. Since its inception a little more than a year ago, some 40 class actions have been filed in Poland, virtually all against public entities.
New Research by Prof. Vince Morabito Finds Class Actions Play Important Role in Australian Worker Rights Litigation
Our colleague Prof. Vincenzo Morabito of Monarsh University (Melbourne, Australia) continues to publish fascinating empirical findings on the uses of class actions in the federal court of Australia and the Victoria state court. This material was first published by Sweet & Maxwell in J Caruana and V Morabito, "Australian Unions - the Unknown Class Action Protagonists" (2011) 30 Civil Justice Quarterly 382 and is reproduced by agreement with the Publishers.
Trans-National Litigation: Dutch Developments
An overview of trans-national litigation under the Dutch Collective Settlement Act (WCAM) presented by Prof. Dr. Ianika Tzankova at the 4th International Conference on the Globalization of Class Actions, Miami, December 2010.
Mexican Class Action Provisions Published
Our colleagues Prof. Manuel Gomez and Eugenio Cardenas have shared the news that the new Mexican Class Action Regulations have been published in the Mexico Federal Gazette, the last stage in the statutory process. The class action provisions will become effective in six months. We expect to post an English language summary of the provisions shortly. In the meantime, those of you who read Spanish can find the details at this link.
German KapMuG extended
Our colleague Prof. Axel Halfmeier shared this note on the extension of the German KapMuG procedure.
Lehman Brothers Litigation Against Citibank Belgium: An Update
Global Class Action Exchange member Stefaan Voet (U. Ghent) reports the recent settlement of mass litigation arising out of the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Italian Class Actions Eight Months In: The Driving Forces
NERA Economic Consulting recently published this report by senior researchers Drs. Renzo Comolli, Massimiliano De Santis and Francesco Lo Passo on early response to Italy's new class action law. For an abstract of the report, go to
Current Shareholders Claim Issues (September 2010)
John Walker of IMF (Australia) Ltd sends this report on the current status of third-party financing of securities class actions in Australia.
Developments in Collective Redress in the European Union and United Kingdom 2010
Christopher Hodges has just sent us this Note on recent developments in the EU and UK.
New Trends in Standing and Res Iudicata in Collective Suits -- Brazil Legislation
New Trends in Standing and Res Iudicata in Collective Suits - General Report: Civil Law (excerpted; focusing on Brazilian legislation)
Author: Ada Pellegrini Grinover
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