Germany:
Do German Attorneys Need A Model Lawsuit For The Declaration Of Claims?
15 November 2017
Arnold & Porter
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The German Bar Association's bimonthly magazine,
BRAK-Mitteilungen, published Litigation partner Dr.
Michael Weigel's article discussing model lawsuits for the
declaration of claims.
While the German legal system's lack of collective redress
mechanisms has been discussed for years, there have not been
tangible results beyond capital markets litigation and antitrust
rules. Following the recent Volkswagen exhaust fumes scandal,
Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
recently proposed the introduction of a model lawsuit for the
declaration of claims in consumer disputes. In his article, Dr.
Weigel posits that Germany's laws and legal systems are too
different from class action conditions in the United States to
transfer such models.
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