Towards the finish line for the class action, which has been under the attention of the Senate Justice and Industry commissions since Wednesday, meeting in the drafting office, after the go-ahead obtained by the Chamber in recent weeks. The drafting office accelerates times: the text must be approved in the classroom as well as exits the commission, excluding amendments.
Among the innovations planned, the widening of the field of action for those who want to appeal stands out: all citizens and not just users and consumers. The topics that can be the subject of judicial action are also broadened. In summary as well as the types of protection that can be obtained. There is also the possibility of joining after the sentence, a way - underline the consumer associations - to guarantee a massive participation in class actions, given the normal reluctance of the consumer to start a lawsuit.
But how much will it cost to be assisted in a class action? The text that is about to be definitively approved provides for the so-called "litigation quota", i.e. the agreement with which the lawyer and the client establish that the fee for the professional service it is determined as a percentage of the result obtained. The reform of the class action had already been addressed in the last legislature, but was stopped after the yes of the Chamber. The text now under new scrutiny follows that previous bill.
