Is there a head of steam building up to introduce US-style class action to Britain? Consumers will not be so lucky
David Greene
December 4, 2007
From the legal media it looks as if our civil court process will become inundated with US-style class actions. But is British business really heading into the abyss of mass litigation in the UK courts?
After a constant flow of conferences held by the International Bar Association, American Bar Association, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and now the Civil Justice Council (CJC), a head of steam seems to be building for the import of the US process, with all its alleged ills. In reality, there remain substantial barriers.