Comparative Examination of Multi-Party Actions

Joanne Blennerhassett is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas (La Sorbonne), University College Dublin, the Law Society of Ireland and University College Cork. She is a College Lecturer in the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin, where she has lectured since 2003, specialising in Environmental Law, Tort Law, and Dispute Resolution. She has a background as a practitioner having practiced as a solicitor. She is also a qualified mediator and arbitrator. She was recently awarded a PhD in collective redress which formed the background research for this monograph.

• Part I: Collective Redress, Mass Harm, Multi-party Actions and Environmental Mass Harm1. Introduction 2. Collective Redress and Mass Harm 3. Objectives of MPAs 4. Environmental Mass Harm and Collective Redress Part II: Comparative Law Experience of Selected Common Law Jurisdictions and Europe5. US Collective Redress 6. Canadian MPA Experience 7. Australian MPA Experience 8. Collective Redress in England and Wales 9. EU Collective Redress 10. Collective Redress for Mass Harm in Ireland

Overall, this book makes a welcome contribution to this topical issue and introduces readers to varying MPAs and their role ... an enlightening contribution useful to both academics and practitioners, having the potential to drive improvements in legal practice.