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The Cambridge Handbook of Class Actions: An International Survey

Edited by: Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Randall S. Thomas

ISBN13: 9781009295697
Published: June 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: USA
Format: Paperback (Hardback in
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Economic activity is more globally integrated than ever before, but so is the scope of corporate misconduct. As more and more people across the world are affected by such malfeasance, the differences in legal redress have become increasingly visible. This transparency has resulted in a growing convergence towards an American model of robust private enforcement of the law, including the class-action lawsuit. This handbook brings together scholars from nearly two dozen countries to describe and assess the class-action procedure (or its equivalent) in their respective countries and, where possible, to offer empirical data on these systems. At the same time, the work presents a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives on class actions, from economics to philosophy, making this handbook an essential resource to academics, lawyers, and policymakers alike.

The first scholarly work to gather and consolidate data on aggregate litigation from across the globe Covers the most active class action jurisdictions, as well as those with unique features, such as the constitutional guarantee in South Africa and the use of arbitration in Brazil Discusses who can initiate the class action procedure, in what kinds of cases, and for what types of relief

Subjects:
Courts and Procedure
Contents:
1. The U.S. Class Action from a Utilitarian Perspective: Balancing Social Benefits and Social Costs
Robert G. Bone
2. Civil Rights, Access to Counsel, and Injunctive Class Actions in the United States
Maureen Carroll
3. Class Action Nuisance Suits: Evidence from Frequent Filer Shareholder Plaintiffs
Sean J. Griffith
4. The Future of Aggregate Litigation in the United States
Robert Klonoff
5. Mandatory Arbitration of Intra-Corporate Disputes in Brazil: A Beacon of Light for Shareholder Litigation?
Patricia Gil Lemstra and Joseph A. McCahery
6. Cold Facts from the Great White North: Empirical Truths, Contemporary Challenges and Class Action Reform
Jasminka Kalajdzic and Catherine Piché
7. Class Action in Brazil: Overview, Current Trends and Case Studies
Carlos Portugal Gouvêa and Helena Campos Refosco
8. English Systems of Multi-Party Litigation
Neil Andrews
9. Class Actions in Switzerland
Beat Bräendli
10. Class Actions in Belgium
Hans De Wulf
11. The New Italian Regulation on Class Actions
Paolo Giudici and Beatrice Zuffi
12. Collective Litigation in German Civil Procedure
Axel Halfmeier
13. Class Action à la Française
Maria José Azar-Baud and Véronique Magnier
14. The Solid Dutch Mechanisms for Collective Settlement
C.F. Van der Elst and W.C.T. WeteringsC.F. Van der Elst and W.C.T. Weterings
15. The Emergence and Reform of the New Zealand Class Action
Nikki Chamberlain and Susan Watson
16. Representative Proceedings in Singapore: Is the Time Ripe for Reform?
Eunice Chua
17. Class Action in China: Challenges and Opportunities
Robin Hui Huang
18. Class Actions in Australia
Michael Legg and Samuel J. Hickey
19. Empirical and Practical Perspectives on 27 Years of Product Liability Class Actions in Australia
Julian Schimmel, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Nina Abbey and Vincent Morabito
20. Securities Class Actions in Korea
Hai Jin Park and Hyeok-Joon Rho
21. A Review of the Current Status of, and Future Issues Facing, Consumer Class Action Systems in Japan
Taeko Morita, Daisuke Eguchi, Nishimura and Asahi
22. The Indian Securities Fraud Class Action: Is Class Arbitration the Answer?
Brian T. Fitzpatrick and Randall Thomas
23. Class Actions in South Africa: A Need for Certainty Theo Broodryk
24. Class Actions and the Regulatory State – Lessons from Israel Shay Lavie
25. The Israeli Public Class Action Fund: New Approach for Intergrating Business and Social Responsibility Eli Bukspan.