On 22 February 2007, the Danish Parliament approved an amendment to the Danish rules on civil procedure which enables class action law suits to be brought. Such class actions may also be initiated on the basis of injury suffered as a result of alleged infringements of the Danish or EU competition rules. The new rules on class action will enter into force on 1 January 2008. Under the new Danish rules, similar claims raised on behalf of several persons (legal or natural) may be treated in one class action, subject to the following conditions: 1. The case concerns several
The Danish Parliament approves an amendment enabling antitrust class action
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