Tania Dupoy of Goal Group breaks down how the 2002 ABB corporate scandal, dubbed ‘the Swedish Enron’, was the key motivation for allowing private rights of action for securities disputes
Potential heavy legal fees had put Hong Kong investors off bringing class actions in the past, but progress in government may encourage better behaviour from firms, says Jonathan Hu of Goal Group
All parties should acknowledge cross-border opportunities in legislatures such as Italy and reclaim damages to which they are legally entitled, says Tania Dupoy of Goal Group
Individuals must be made more aware of lawsuit filings if Brazilian class actions are ever to succeed, says Christopher Morton of Goal Group
Representative action in Malaysia has served as the equivalent of class actions, but steps need to be made to ramp up vigilance
Securities class actions in England and Wales have been a relative rarity when compared to the US, but a relaxation of certain rules could reinvigorate British litigation in this area, says David Gilbert of Goal Group
Class action cases are not taken on lightly by the Israeli court, but its legislation is one of the most developed of the Middle East, says Pat Bingham-Peters
Tania Dupoy of Goal Group gives insight into investor losses from a reclamation perspective—and how custodians can swerve their day in court