In 2020 the European Union adopted its Representative Actions Directive (RAD) that “aims to ensure that consumers are able to protect their collective interests in the EU via representative actions, the legal actions brought by representative entities (so called qualified entities). It provides that all EU countries have in place a mechanism of representative actions. The Directive improves consumers’ access to justice while it also foresees appropriate safeguards to avoid abusive litigation.”

As the chair of a foundation that brings actions under the RAD I would be happy to talk about the importance of this directive and explain what is involved in bringing a collective action and how the RAD has evolved in different European countries. 

Background reading:

• European Commission (2020), Representative Actions Directive