Collective Redress, More Consultations at the European Level But are We Getting Closer to Consensus?

Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress is the latest consultation by the European Commission (“Commission”) on collective redress and follows a 2005 Green Paper and a 2008 White Paper on antitrust damages actions; in 2008 there was also a Green Paper on consumer collective redress. The earlier consultations provoked much debate and disagreement among stakeholders with many complaints about the lack of coordination within the Commiss