The EU may soon introduce and adopt a collective redress directive that will make it possible for consumers across the EU to bring forward class action cases on various legal matters. The European collective redress system,...more
7/16/2020
/ Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Collective Redress ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Healthcare ,
Member State ,
Telecommunications ,
Travel
The Diesel-gate scandal has now affected attorney-client privilege in Germany. Several German courts approved a search of international law firm Jones Day’s premises in Germany and the seizure of attorney-client communication...more
German consumers will be able to sue manufacturers and service providers by way of representative action starting on this November — just in time to suspend the statute of limitations for consumer claims based on the exhaust...more
German consumers will be able to sue manufacturers and service providers by way of representative action starting on 1 November 2018 – just in time to suspend the statute of limitations of consumer claims based on the exhaust...more
In one of Europe’s largest cross-border corruption investigations, involving multiple jurisdictions including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Austria, one chapter concluded at the end of last week: On February 9,...more
2/20/2018
/ Airbus ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Corruption ,
Disgorgement ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Germany ,
Policy Violations ,
Popular ,
Subsidiaries ,
Supervisors
On March 9, 2017 the German Federal Parliament passed the ninth amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen). The amendment is expected to come into force in Q2/2017...more