The Cambridge Handbook of Class Actions: An International Survey

ISBN-13: 9781108488587 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 450 str.

Brian T. Fitzpatrick; Randall S. Thomas

Opis

International authors describe class action procedure in this concise, comparative, and empirical perspective on aggregate litigation.

Recenzje

'This volume analyzing the development of methods to aggregate cases in courts is itself an impressive aggregation of jurisdictions and perspectives that permits readers to understand the need for the use of class actions and the challenges that multi-party, group-based actions entail.' Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School

Spis treści

1. The U.S. Class Action from a Utilitarian Perspective: Balancing Social Benefits and Social Costs Robert G. Bone; 2. Civil Rights, Access to Counsel, and Injunctive Class Actions in the United States Maureen Carroll; 3. Class Action Nuisance Suits: Evidence from Frequent Filer Shareholder Plaintiffs Sean J. Griffith; 4. The Future of Aggregate Litigation in the United States Robert Klonoff; 5. Mandatory Arbitration of Intra-Corporate Disputes in Brazil: A Beacon of Light for Shareholder Litigation? Patricia Gil Lemstra and Joseph A. McCahery; 6. Cold Facts from the Great White North: Empirical Truths, Contemporary Challenges and Class Action Reform Jasminka Kalajdzic and Catherine Piché; 7. Class Action in Brazil: Overview, Current Trends and Case Studies Carlos Portugal Gouvêa and Helena Campos Refosco; 8. English Systems of Multi-Party Litigation Neil Andrews; 9. Class Actions in Switzerland Beat Bräendli; 10. Class Actions in Belgium Hans De Wulf; 11. The New Italian Regulation on Class Actions Paolo Giudici and Beatrice Zuffi; 12. Collective Litigation in German Civil Procedure Axel Halfmeier; 13. Class Action à la Française Maria José Azar-Baud and Véronique Magnier; 14. The Solid Dutch Mechanisms for Collective Settlement C.F. Van der Elst and W.C.T. Weterings; 15. The Emergence and Reform of the New Zealand Class Action Nikki Chamberlain and Susan Watson; 16. Representative Proceedings in Singapore: Is the Time Ripe for Reform? Eunice Chua; 17. Class Action in China: Challenges and Opportunities Robin Hui Huang; 18. Class Actions in Australia Michael Legg and Samuel J. Hickey; 19. Empirical and Practical Perspectives on 27 Years of Product Liability Class Actions in Australia Julian Schimmel, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Nina Abbey and Vincent Morabito; 20. Securities Class Actions in Korea Hai Jin Park and Hyeok-Joon Rho; 21. A Review of the Current Status of, and Future Issues Facing, Consumer Class Action Systems in Japan Taeko Morita, Daisuke Eguchi, Nishimura and Asahi; 22. The Indian Securities Fraud Class Action: Is Class Arbitration the Answer? Brian T. Fitzpatrick and Randall Thomas; 23. Class Actions in South Africa: A Need for Certainty Theo Broodryk; 24. Class Actions and the Regulatory State – Lessons from Israel Shay Lavie; 25. The Israeli Public Class Action Fund: New Approach for Intergrating Business and Social Responsibility Eli Bukspan.