Class Actions and Government
€47.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781107619760 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publishing Date | 18/06/2026 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €45.19 |
| Tax | €2.71 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €47.90 |
| Availability | 3 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
The relationship between class actions and government makes for a nuanced and fascinating study. Government sets the scene by implementing and designing the regime, by choosing whether to act as a seed-funder for the regime, and by deciding to what extent it should regulate the regime against worldwide classes being litigated on its doorstep. It can then become a key player in the litigation itself. Government may be a representative claimant bringing the action, or a class member, or a potential financial beneficiary. Most commonly of all, it may be a defendant, being sued under the very regime which it enacted into law. With numerous opt-out class action regimes around the common law world in place, and others on the horizon, the book takes a comparative perspective throughout, and concludes with a series of recommendations, drawn from that comparative analysis of government's intricate interplay with class actions.