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ECJ rules on application of fairness test to essential contract terms

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union, Spain
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October 25 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently ruled, in the context of proceedings between a Spanish bank and a Spanish banking services user association, that member states are free to adopt or keep national laws on the fairness of essential contract terms that are stricter that the rules laid down by the Directive on unfair terms in consumer contracts (9313EEC

Consumer class actions in the EU

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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April 17 2009

Battle lines have been drawn between consumer organisations and regulators, on the one hand, and industry organisations, on the other, in the ongoing debate about the introduction of new EU rules to ensure effective ‘consumer collective redress’

EU consultation on gender balance in board rooms

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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May 2 2012

The Commission is considering using legislation to improve the gender balance in corporate board rooms

Question of mandatory CSR reporting resurfaces

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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February 24 2011

Calls for mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting seem to be building again, at both EU and member state level

EC green paper on corporate governance in financial institutions

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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June 10 2010

The European Commission has published a green paper on a range of options to strengthen corporate governance in EU financial institutions

European litigation trends

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
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March 30 2007

Litigating in Europe is a complex process

The European Commission’s new draft directive on consumer rights

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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January 19 2009

The European Commission published on 8 October a new draft directive on consumer rights

Commission launches consultation on EU ‘class action’ mechanism

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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January 20 2009

Following its consultation last year on draft collective redress benchmarks, the Commission has published a green paper seeking stakeholders' views on how to facilitate legal claims by consumers in situations where large numbers of them have been harmed by a single trader's illegal practice

EU clamps down on unfair practices

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
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August 15 2007

The complex patchwork of different national legislation relating to unfair commercial practices adds cost to those who market goods and services in multiple jurisdictions and can be a deterrent from entering new markets

New EU rules on supply and distribution agreements

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Union
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April 21 2010

The European Commission had adopted new competition rules on supply and distribution agreements

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ECJ rules on application of fairness test to essential contract terms

Consumer class actions in the EU

EU consultation on gender balance in board rooms

Question of mandatory CSR reporting resurfaces

EC green paper on corporate governance in financial institutions

European litigation trends

The European Commission’s new draft directive on consumer rights

Commission launches consultation on EU ‘class action’ mechanism

EU clamps down on unfair practices

New EU rules on supply and distribution agreements

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