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Has the Battle Just Begun for Collective Action against Big Tech Companies?

Conflict of Laws

One is the jurisdictional challenge of finding a competent court in the same jurisdiction as the individual users. [3] 3] Secondly, the challenge is how to finance mass claims, involving millions of affected users. In privacy infringement claims these two challenges are intertwined and present a double-whammy for successful redress.

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Who can bite the Apple? The CJEU can shape the future of online damages and collective actions

Conflict of Laws

In instances where multiple representative foundations seek to bring proceedings for the same event without reaching a settlement up to a certain point during the proceedings, the court will appoint an exclusive representative. This procedural detail adds an additional layer of complexity to the dynamics of collective actions under the WAMCA.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

They discuss both important decisions and pending cases before the CJEU as well as important decisions from German courts pertaining to the subject matter of the article. In addition, the article also looks at current projects and the latest developments at the Hague Conference of Private International Law.

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