The Civil Justice Council ("CJC") has published its final report, recommending that the UK government regulate litigation funding and pass legislation to enable funders to be remunerated by way of a percentage of any damages...more
On May 28, 2025, the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, sided with the defendant energy company in a landmark climate change litigation case brought by a Peruvian farmer. The farmer wanted the energy company to pay (in...more
6/2/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Liability ,
Damages ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Farmers ,
Farms ,
Flooding ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Inland Waterways ,
Peru ,
Property Owners
On April 30, 2025, France enacted a new law aimed at aligning French law with EU law (known as the "DDADUE Law"), which, under Article 16, introduces a new class action regime fully in line with the EU Representative Actions...more
The European Union's Directive 2024/1069 (the "Directive") aims to protect individuals and organizations engaged in public participation (such as NGOs, journalists and academics) from strategic lawsuits against public...more
4/4/2025
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Damages ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
International Litigation ,
Journalism ,
Journalists ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lis Pendens ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Member State ,
NGOs
Although class actions have been common in the United States for decades, they have not been as widely used in the rest of the world. The situation and risks remain in flux, however, as more countries have renewed momentum to...more
In Short:
The Situation: After the nationalization of the Dutch SNS banking and insurance group, the Dutch Minister of Finance offered zero compensation to expropriated bondholders....more
10/24/2023
/ Bailout ,
Banks ,
Bondholders ,
Bonds ,
Compensation ,
Damages ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Expropriation ,
Financial Institutions ,
Loans ,
Ministry of Finance ,
Netherlands