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U.K. adopting U.S. style of class actions
In the U.K., the Consumer Rights Act of 2015 goes into effect on October 1st. The scope of collective actions referred to as class...
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Securities class action opt-outs
Each year, over 100 securities class action suits are filed in the United States resulting in billions of recoveries each year. Some...
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Home Depot to face a shareholder derivative lawsuit
A shareholder derivative lawsuit has been filed against Home Depot due to its data breach in 2014.  The allegation towards Home...
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Thailand’s Class Action Act will be in effect December 8th
Back in April, Thailand passed the Class Action Act, which will be put in effect on December 8, 2015. Prior to this act, Section 53 of...
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FRT provides insight for Ignites article regarding Petrobras securities litigation
Since December, there have been five securities class action suits filed against Petrobras, which were consolidated into one case in...
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Allco class action sparks debate on litigation funding in Australia
The Allco shareholder class action has fueled a big debate about the Australian funding system.  In the past year, Australia has paid...
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Financial Recovery Technologies announces FRT Direct to help facilitate private actions
Service provides institutional investors information necessary to pursue private litigation This year marks the 20th anniversary...
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Securities class actions landscape is constantly changing
Cornerstone Research Group’s 2015 mid-year report highlighted interesting trends that previously have not been prevalent in the...
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An end to frivolous Canadian securities class action filings
The Supreme Court of Canada set the certification bar higher with its recent decision in Coffin v. Atlantic Power Corp. Following the...
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Securities litigation could be brought to Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the white-collar crime agency announced that there could be a large securities suit based off an...