Insights

Be Sued or Be Fined: European Commission Proposes Consumer Protections Expanding Class Actions and Enforcement Powers

Class Actions in Europe

The landscape of European legislation on class actions is evolving against the backdrop of a proposal by the European Commission of April 2018: "The New Deal for Consumers."

Jones Day is monitoring the developments across the various jurisdictions, with an eye on the European legislation that will likely become the yardstick over the years to come.

July 2020
"Class Actions" in Europe: Steps Toward a Harmonized Litigation Framework

December 2019
Class Actions in Spain—An EU Proposal That Could Imply Relevant Changes

August 2019
Class Actions in Belgium—Change on the Way

June 2019
French Class Actions at a Glance and Their Prospects for Development 

May 2019
Collective Redress in Europe: Comparing the European and German Framework

January 2019
Collective Redress in Europe: Developments in Key Jurisdictions—The Netherlands

July 2018
Germany Introduces Class Actions for Consumer Claims

June 2018
EU Class Actions in the Making

May 2018
EU Consumer Rights Enforcement—Penalties Ahead

April 2018
Be Sued or Be Fined: European Commission Proposes Consumer Protections Expanding Class Actions and Enforcement Powers

April 2018
Germany Plans Class Action Legislation in 2018

April 2018
Renewed Interest in French Class Actions?

March 2018
Italian Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Ruling on Misleading Advertising

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