Class Action Litigation – The Door Opens
Class action suits are seen as a way to give poorer communities access to justice by making it relatively easy and cost effective to sue large companies and government. The United States makes extensive use of class action suits.
Here in South Africa, the Legal Resources Centre recently won a R82 million class action suit against the Eastern Cape Department of Education.
Previous attempts to begin “opt-in” class action suits in South Africa foundered before the courts; mainly over defining who exactly the class consists of – i.e. who are the litigants. The LRC were successful as they carefully defined who the “class” were.
This precedent will make it easier for future class action suits.
Here in South Africa, the Legal Resources Centre recently won a R82 million class action suit against the Eastern Cape Department of Education.
Previous attempts to begin “opt-in” class action suits in South Africa foundered before the courts; mainly over defining who exactly the class consists of – i.e. who are the litigants. The LRC were successful as they carefully defined who the “class” were.
This precedent will make it easier for future class action suits.
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