Class Actions and Government

Name: Class Actions and Government
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107619760
Price: 389.00 HKD
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Author: Rachael Mulheron
ISBN: 9781107619760

By Rachael Mulheron

New Arrival Cambridge University Press June 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781107619760
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: June 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

The relationship between class actions and government makes for a nuanced and fascinating study. Government sets the scene by implementing and designing the regime, by choosing whether to act as a seed-funder for the regime, and by deciding to what extent it should regulate the regime against worldwide classes being litigated on its doorstep. It can then become a key player in the litigation itself. Government may be a representative claimant bringing the action, or a class member, or a potential financial beneficiary. Most commonly of all, it may be a defendant, being sued under the very regime which it enacted into law. With numerous opt-out class action regimes around the common law world in place, and others on the horizon, the book takes a comparative perspective throughout, and concludes with a series of recommendations, drawn from that comparative analysis of government's intricate interplay with class actions.

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