Collective Redress - Responses UK

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European Commission's proposals on collective redress for consumers

FOS http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres.../MS_FOS_en.pdf

BBA http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...ses/BBA_en.pdf

BRC http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...ses/BRC_en.pdf

FSCP http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...es/FSCP_en.pdf

TIS http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...ses/TSI_en.pdf

Which? http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...s/WHICH_en.pdf

Ashurts LLP http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...ASHURST_en.pdf

UK Government http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...EU_ICPT_en.pdf

Civil Justice Council - http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres.../MS_CJC_en.pdf

OFT http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redres...ses/OFT_en.pdf

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Re: Collective Redress - Responses UK

In December 2008 the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published its final recommendations aimed at improving access to justice for consumers and small business bringing collective claims for compensation. The CJC called for reform of existing multi party mechanisms to provide for actions to be brought on behalf of classes of consumers.
The government is grateful to the Civil Justice Council for carrying out this review, and welcomes the report and its analysis, identifying where further work or reforms are needed and setting out the case for change. Following detailed consideration the government has concluded that collective actions would be best taken forward on a sector by sector basis and that the creation of a generic right of action would not be appropriate.

• Government response to the Civil Justice Council’s Report on 'collective actions' (PDF 0.17mb 22 pages)

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Re: Collective Redress - Responses UK

story on this - Government resists bringing US-style class actions to English courts
(thanks righty)