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Legislation for class actions to be discussed next Wednesday
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Just to hear the CCPC and CAI should be entertaining.
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A good summary of the bill here.
www.mhc.ie
It must be transposed into Irish law by December.
When it's in force
1) Designated consumer protection organisations will be able to take class actions
2) Individuals will not be able to group together and take class actions. They will need to work through a designated organisation.
3) The Minister will designate the organisation and not the CCPC
4) Consumers will need to opt in. I presume that this means that if the organisation took a case on behalf of 68 ptsb discounted tracker customers, only those 68 would benefit from a successful outcome. There would be no onus on ptsb to roll it out to all affected customers.
Consumer Representative Actions – Floodgates Opening Soon?
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment launched a public consultation in March 2021, seeking submissions as to how certain aspects of the EU Directive 2020/1828, which looks at representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, should be transposed into…
www.mhc.ie
It must be transposed into Irish law by December.
When it's in force
1) Designated consumer protection organisations will be able to take class actions
2) Individuals will not be able to group together and take class actions. They will need to work through a designated organisation.
3) The Minister will designate the organisation and not the CCPC
4) Consumers will need to opt in. I presume that this means that if the organisation took a case on behalf of 68 ptsb discounted tracker customers, only those 68 would benefit from a successful outcome. There would be no onus on ptsb to roll it out to all affected customers.
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You will be able to watch this here at 9.30
Oireachtas committee meeting live stream
Live stream of public Oireachtas committee meeting in committee room 1
www.oireachtas.ie
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There was a public consultation on the transposition
Public consultation on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment invites submissions from interested parties to a public consultation on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the...
enterprise.gov.ie