The UK Parliament passes the Consumer Rights Act introducing opt-out antitrust class actions

UK Passes Consumer Rights Bill Introducing Opt-Out Antitrust Class Actions* The United Kingdom announced today that the Consumer Rights Bill has passed its final legislative hurdle and has been adopted as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 – heralding a major overhaul of consumer protection law in the UK. Schedule 8 of the Act contains radical new provisions designed to boost private antitrust enforcement in the UK. Most noteworthy is the