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Martin Kock,
Johannes Perlitt,
Johannes Zöttl
On August 22, 2019, the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection presented the draft Corporate Sanctions Act ("CSA"), a bill that would establish corporate criminal liability in Germany.
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Sébastien Champagne,
Evelyne Esterzon
Belgian class actions are currently available to consumers, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs") seeking damages from businesses for violations of a number of EU and Belgian laws.
With
Margherita Farina,
Christian Fulda,
Lamberto Schiona
The New Law sets forth a new ad hoc opt-in procedure.
With
Christian Fulda,
Jakob Hübert,
Lamberto Schiona
The German legislature will therefore have to amend its legislation if it is to be aligned with the EU Commission's proposal.
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Christian Fulda,
Gerjanne te Winkel,
Sophie van de Graaff
The Netherlands has a comprehensive system for collective actions and the collective settlement of claims but currently, there is no possibility to seek monetary damages in collective actions.
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Ozan Akyurek,
Emmanuel Baud,
Sébastien Champagne,
Nicholas Cotter,
Edouard Fortunet,
Christian Fulda,
Jakob Guhn,
Henning Heinrich,
Jakob Hübert,
Eileen Lagathu,
Ignacio Santabaya,
Lamberto Schiona,
Dieter Strubenhoff,
Gerjanne te Winkel
The REFIT Fitness Check of EU Consumer and Marketing Law, carried out on behalf of the EU Commission, and the evaluation of the Consumer Rights Directive by the EU Commission, both published in May 2017, ...
With
Sarah Batley,
Rhys Thomas,
Dorothée Weber-Bruls
The Situation: The United Kingdom is positioning itself as the "go to" location to develop, test, and drive automated vehicles ...
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Rebekah Byers Kcehowski,
Christian Fulda,
Jakob Hübert
The Act becomes effective on November 1, 2018.
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Ozan Akyurek,
Sébastien Champagne,
Nicholas Cotter,
Christian Fulda,
Jakob Hübert,
Eileen Lagathu,
Ignacio Santabaya,
Lamberto Schiona,
Dieter Strubenhoff,
Gerjanne te Winkel
Currently, European law provides only for representative actions to stop or prohibit infringements of EU consumer law, but not for collective redress.
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Christian Fulda,
Jakob Hübert,
Dieter Strubenhoff
Presented by Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice, the Draft Act, if ratified, would grant qualified institutions the right to bring class actions for groups of consumers in order to attain a declaratory judgment.
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