Class/collective actions: jurisdiction issues | Practical Law

Class/collective actions: jurisdiction issues | Practical Law

This article examines certain issues of jurisdiction in proceedings where a class of claimants brings a claim against one or more defendants and where the courts of more than one EU member state are involved. In particular, this article addresses the lis pendens/related actions issue and the Torpedo issue in relation to parallel multi-party claims.

Class/collective actions: jurisdiction issues

Practical Law UK Articles 5-618-1148 (Approx. 12 pages)

Class/collective actions: jurisdiction issues

by Oliver Browne and Volker Schäfer, Latham & Watkins
Law stated as at 01 Jul 2015European Union
This article examines certain issues of jurisdiction in proceedings where a class of claimants brings a claim against one or more defendants and where the courts of more than one EU member state are involved. In particular, this article addresses the lis pendens/related actions issue and the Torpedo issue in relation to parallel multi-party claims.