
Rising class action risk in Germany
Robert Li
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Germany’s interpretation of the EU Representative Actions Directive has spawned only three cases in five months, but greater awareness of the new regime’s remit could rapidly reverse this, according to legal practitioners.
Germany’s Verbraucherrechtedurchsetzungsgesetz (Consumer Rights Enforcement Act) was enacted on 12 October last year, taking effect the next day on 13 October. The law, which permits an Abhilfeklage or ‘remedial action’ (RA), was enacted to co
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