Japan: : New class action system

• Autores: Takeho Ujino
• Localización: International financial law review, ISSN-e 0262-6969, Vol. 33, Nº. 4, 2014, págs. 50-51
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Act on Special Provisions of Civil Court Procedures for Collective Recovery of Property Damage of Consumers (Act 96 of 2013 - the Act) was promulgated on December 11 2013, and is scheduled to come into force within three years - the specific date to be designated by a cabinet order. The Act introduces a new class action system that sets out procedures which enable a group of consumers to recover damages collectively in a simple and prompt manner (the system).