2 Amendments of Liem HOANG NGOC related to 2011/2089(INI)
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that features which encourage a litigation culture such as punitive damages, contingency fees, the absence of limitations as regards standing, and excessive damages are not compatible with the European legal tradiit is essential that a European approach to collective redress rules out certain practices which favour a litigation culture conducive to abuses and which are incompatible with European legal tradition: the possibility of awarding damages deemed to be ‘punitive’ because they are disproportionate to the damage suffered, making lawyers’ fees contingent on the outcome of the action, or the absence of limitations and should be avoideds regards standing;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that some states with collective redress systems have put in place mechanisms for providing financial assistance to claimants who wish to bring collective action that appears to be well-founded in law but who do not have sufficient resources to bear the costs of such action.