The United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading has urged the British government to rethink legislation regarding class actions, calling for a greater degree of private enforcement in a report published Monday. Proposed changes include allowing representative bodies to bring actions on behalf of businesses and consumers regardless of whether or not a competition authority has previously taken action, as well as modifying restrictions that limit the funding of actions.
November 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading has urged the British government to re-think legislation regarding class actions in the U.K., calling for a greater degree of private enforcement in a report published Monday.
In the report — which was unveiled after a six-month consultation with businesses, consumer groups and law firms — the OFT recommended “strengthening the private actions regime.”
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