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The Prague Municipal Court has concluded the first class action under Czech Act No. 179/2024 Coll., confirming the operability of the country’s new collective redress framework and awarding CZK 1.6 million to 52 consumers.

The Spanish Supreme Court has proposed systematic mediation in pending Trucks Cartel cassation appeals as a response to mass competition damages litigation. The initiative raises important questions on judicial sustainability, ADR voluntariness, and the future of private enforcement in the EU.

UK Competition Appeal Tribunal grants opt-out certification in £656M Valve Steam collective action, clarifying standards for competition class proceedings.

BEUC report reviewing seven years of Dieselgate litigation across Europe, enforcement challenges, and the future of collective consumer redress.

Comparative analysis of how seven jurisdictions handled the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” mass litigation and what this reveals about the globalization of collective civil justice.

Analysis of the Portuguese class action regime, its constitutional foundations, opt-out model, and recent developments in mass claims litigation.

Overview of major popular actions filed by DECO in Portugal, including cases against Portugal Telecom, BES, Facebook, and Volkswagen.

Overview of active popular actions filed by Ius Omnibus in Portugal to compensate consumers for anticompetitive practices and unlawful conduct.

Summary of Euroconsumers’ ongoing efforts to secure compensation for European consumers harmed by the Volkswagen Dieselgate emissions scandal.

This document provides an overview of class and collective actions under Belgian law, with particular focus on the Law of 28 March 2014 introducing the action for collective redress into the Code of Economic Law. It explains the legal situation prior to 2014, when Belgian procedural law did not allow class actions due to the “personal interest” requirement, and examines the three available collective mechanisms: collective redress (class action), joined actions, and actions f

Overview of Denmark’s class action regime, including opt-in procedures, standing requirements, and cost allocation rules.

Overview of the RAND report on the globalization of mass civil litigation based on the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” case.

Étude du mécanisme allemand d’action collective et de son articulation avec le droit européen.

Analysis of the Dutch WAMCA reform and its impact on collective damages actions and mass litigation.

Analyse critique de l’approche européenne du recours collectif et réflexion sur le système opt-out et le financement des actions de groupe.