In an article published on our global class actions hub, Jaime de San Román, Fernando Gascón and Beltrán Díaz-Criado of our Madrid office consider the landscape of mass litigation in Spain, contrasting the two different approaches taken by the Spanish courts to deal with situations where a harmful event has affected a wide range of people or parties.
The article also looks at the potential impact of the EU Collective Redress Directive (Directive 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC), commenting that the Directive could be a good opportunity to rethink the system as a whole, for the benefit of both consumers and potential defendants.
Click here to read the full article.
Key contacts
Disclaimer
The articles published on this website, current at the dates of publication set out above, are for reference purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. Specific legal advice about your specific circumstances should always be sought separately before taking any action.