Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Yvonne Fovargue (Labour). It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Civil Litigation Reform

Question: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on group action litigation against multinational corporations of his proposals for reform to civil litigation.

Answer: The Government introduced the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill on 21 June. The Bill contains provisions to take forward a fundamental reform of no win, no fee conditional fee agreements, as recommended by Lord Justice Jackson. I believe that strong claims, including those against multinational corporations, could still be brought under conditional fee agreements, or CFAs. The Government are also proposing the use of damages-based agreements, or DBAs, in all civil litigation, which might be particularly suited to funding group action litigation.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 62250; 530 c742
Session: 2010-12
Oral question type: Lead
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Topical Questions
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Oral questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Class actions
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk