Since the general class action filing system created in Russia in 2019 has not become widespread, it needs to be simplified. This proposal was made by Artem Sheikin, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building. He sent a letter to the Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko with a proposal to review the form, procedure and methods of finalizing the class action. reports “Parliamentary newspaper”.
In his opinion, the ineffectiveness of the system was demonstrated, among other things, by the example of citizens’ statements regarding data leakage.
“It is necessary to develop a system of class actions, as this can be a guarantee of protecting citizens’ rights to compensation for data leaks. “Such an institute has shown itself positively in many foreign countries and can be successfully implemented in Russia,” he said.
As ways to simplify the system, the senator suggested simplifying the conditions for concluding an agreement on legal costs, streamlining the procedure for concluding settlement agreements, improving regulations on the implementation of court decisions and simplifying the procedure for pre-trial resolution of disputes. regarding class actions.
In his opinion, it is important to change the form, procedure and methods of concluding an agreement on the distribution of legal costs among group members. In addition, he proposed to develop a procedure for agreeing on the terms of a settlement agreement for this category of disputes, as well as creating a writ of enforcement and forcing the courts to send it to the bailiff.
Arthur Vartanyan, organizer of the marketplace workers union and representative of the Union of Trade Unions of Russia (SPR) in April announcedIt was rumored that employees of the Wildberries online store in different regions of Russia are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against the market. According to Vartanyan, the claim was that civilian contracts were reclassified as employment contracts.
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Source: Gazeta
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