The Netherlands

Ianika Tzankova and Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer
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Ianika Tzankova: Tilburg University
Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer: Nauta Dutilh

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, vol. 622, issue 1, 149-160

Abstract: In comparison to the collective redress mechanisms available in other EU countries, the Netherlands has innovative legislation under which settlements of mass damage claims may be certified by a court and so become binding on all members of the group, unless they opt out.

Keywords: collective/class settlement; collective/class action; collective redress; opt out; civil law; law of civil procedure; representative organizations; loser pays rule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328389

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