As the Representative Action Directive enters into force, France will have to adopt a cross-border mechanism and expand the scope of entities qualified to bring consumer class actions.
The European Parliament has endorsed...more
Complex commercial litigations often stem from disputes arising out the conclusion, interpretation or performance of a contract leading the litigants to refer to the contractual provisions and to statutory law supplemented by...more
The number of eligible associations and the law’s broad scope could portend a significant number of health-related class actions.
A new law, referred to as Loi Santé No. 2016-41 and enacted on 26 January 2016, contains...more
The French Government decree allows accredited consumer associations to launch class actions.
On 24 September 2014, the French Government enacted a decree implementing the class action mechanism created by the “Loi...more
A long-awaited law -
The question of the introduction of class actions has caused much turmoil in France’s legislative and political sphere over the past decades. After many years of debate, the French Senate and...more