Class actions and major group litigation can be seismic events, not only for the parties involved, but also for whole industries and parts of society. That potential impact means they are one of the few types of claim that have become truly global in both importance and scope, as reflected in this fifth edition of The Class Actions Law Review.
As with previous editions of this review, this updated publication aims to provide practitioners and clients with a single overview handbook to which they can turn for the key procedures, developments and factors in play in a number of the world’s most important jurisdictions.
The Scotland chapter has been reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in May 2021. For further information please contact Nick.Barette@thelawreviews.co.uk.