A draft law on class actions will enter the legislative process, which aims to enrich the Czech legal system with the institution of class actions. The draft law transposes Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of consumers’ collective interests, the deadline for implementation of which expired on 25 December 2022.
This is the second legislative proposal for a law on collective proceedings; the previous government came up with a draft law that reached the first reading in the Chamber of Deputies, but its consideration was suspended due to the end of the term of office of the previous cabinet.
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