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Government, in all of its guises, plays a significant, controversial, and sometimes hidden, role in class actions reform and litigation.
List of contents
1. Introduction; Part I. 'Preparing a Path to the Stadium': 2. Government as class actions enabler; 3. Government as class actions designer; 4. Government as class actions funder; 5. Government as 'gate-keeper': cross-border class actions; Part II. 'As a Participant in the Match': 6. Government as representative claimant; 7. Government as class member; 8. Government as class actions defendant; 9. Government as class actions beneficiary; 10. Conclusion: levelling the playing field.
About the author
Rachael Mulheron is Professor of Tort Law and Civil Justice at Queen Mary University of London. She is widely published in the class actions field and is also the author of the textbook, Principles of Tort Law (Cambridge, 2016). Professor Mulheron was academic member of the Civil Justice Council of England and Wales between 2009 and 2018 and, in that capacity, chaired various working parties, provided an empirical study on class actions, and served as principal author of various other reports and publications for the government. She also served as a member of the relevant rules-drafting committee in 2015, which prepared rules of court for the United Kingdom's first opt-out class action.
Summary
Examines the role of government in class actions, as an enabler and designer of the relevant legislation, as a potential funder of class actions, as legislative 'gate-keeper' against non-resident class member participation, as a potential class member or representative claimant, as a potential financial beneficiary, and as a potential defendant.
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'Mulheron weaves together a stunning kaleidoscope to view class actions through the lens of government. Her imaginative analytical framework and choice of targeted examples deliver fascinating insights into the class action regimes in their cultural and political context, but with a rigour that Mulheron unfailingly delivers. A must for the novice and the specialist.' Peta Spender, Australian National University
