"This book charts the transformative shifts in techniques that seek to deliver collective redress, especially for mass consumer claims in Europe. It shows how traditional approaches of class litigation (old technology) have been eclipsed by the new technology of regulatory redre…
"Public interest law practiced on behalf of the "disempowered" has always appealed to the most idealistic of lawyers. Too often, however, the well-intentioned efforts of activist lawyers working within low-income communities have not been effective. In this brilliant study of th…
This volume of essays examines whether collective actions can enhance access to justice for multilayer interests.
This volume of essays examines whether collective actions can enhance access to justice for multilayer interests.
This volume of essays draws together research on different types of collective actions: group actions, representative actions, test case procedures, derivative actions and class actions. The main focus is on how these actions can enhance access to justice and on how to balance t…
Chiefly covers Great Britain, but also includes some discussion of several other common law jurisdictions.