Collective Redress in the Digital Age: Enforcing the DMA and DSA through the EU Representative Actions Framework
Image credit: Sumsub To be Presented by Dr Marco Scialdone* at the Perfect Law Conference The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/1925) and Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) represent a significant legislative effort to regulate the digital ecosystem. The DMA primarily targets the concentrated market power of large online platforms designated as “gatekeepers,” […]
Cy-Près or Next-Best Justice? Rethinking Residue Distributions in Collective Actions
To be Presented by Professor Suzanne Chiodo* at the Perfect Law Conference Recent developments in the Merricks case have raised serious questions about the distribution of unclaimed damages in collective proceedings. Back in 2021, I said of that case: [I]t remains to be seen how many of the 46.2 million class members in the Mastercard […]
Airbag lawsuit tests boundaries of Italy’s dual collective action framework(Part I)
On 4 April 2025, the Court of Turin section specialised in business law held the final hearing on the admissibility of collective actions against Groupe PSA, Stellantis and Citroën Automobiles SAin the Airbag caseconcerning over 170,000 vehicles.[1]The case results from joining six compensatory collective actions undertaken by one individual and seven consumer associations: it is […]
A Practical Look at How AI Supports Legal Professionals From our exhibitor – Andri.ai
Legal professionals today face growing pressure for fast, precise, and confidential research. To meet these demands without compromising accuracy, purpose-built AI solutions are becoming essential. Andri.ai is leading this shift. Active in the Netherlands since late 2023, it has already contributed to favorable outcomes in over 50 cases. Designed specifically for the legal field, Andri […]
Short review of the European Commission (EC) on Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) which was published on March 21, 2025
A short summary for the Perfect law website by Prof Susanne Augenhofer[1] It is out: The long-waited mapping study of the European Commission (EC) on Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)was published on March 21, 2025, and it is impressive706 pages long. The study shall provide the foundation for any forthcoming policy decisions by the EC […]
A win for collective actions: Judicial review of a mortgage contract term against the entire banking industry allowed
Case C-450/22 Caixa Bank and Others v Adicae and Others ECLI:EU:C:2024:577 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently clarified that a collective action against the entire banking industry of a country regarding the transparency of a contractual term in millions of mortgage contracts is,in fact,allowed despite the complexity inherent in the judicial review. On […]
Consumer Organisations Can Always Defend Individual Investors But May Be Refused Legal Aid
Case C-346/23 Banco Santander SA v Auge ECLI:EU:C:2025:13 The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)[1] ensures inter alia the protection of investor consumers in the financial sector. Part of the protection is allowing consumer organisations to bring actions in the general interest of the organisation or the individual interest of its members per – then […]
Litigation funding agreement of WAMCA Class Action against Google found admissible
Two foundations each brought a collective action under the WAMCA regime against Google about the way in which Google collects and processes personal user data. In its interim judgment from January 15, 2025, the District Court of Amsterdam ruled that both foundations as well as their litigation funding are admissible within the meaning of the […]
Greenpeace Wins, and the Dutch State Is Ordered to Do More to Protect the Environment
Below is a summary of the The Hague court decision from 22 January 2025 in the case brought by Greenpeace Netherlands against the Dutch government for its inadequate measures to reduce nitrogen levels in the Netherlands. A Storm on the HorizonSome key findings from The Hague District Court are summarised below. But first, an observation. […]
CJEU confirms the assignment model as an effective means to enforce claims for antitrust damages (ASG 2)
Date: 31 January 2025 Authors: Carsten Krüger, Till Schreiber, Martin Seegers CDC- Cartel Damages Claims In its much anticipated ruling of 28 January 2025 in Case C-253/23, ASG 2, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) confirmed that it is generally possible for victims of infringements of EU […]