Resumen de Japan: : New class action system
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).
