General Chapters: 1 EU Developments in Relation to Cross-Border Actions for Collective Redress - Alison Brown, Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP 1 2 International Class Action Settlements in the Netherlands after the Shell Decision - Rob Polak, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 6 3 In re Hydrogen Peroxide: The Third Circuit Joins the Trend Toward Tightening the Standards for Class Certification - Ezra D. Rosenberg & Regan Hunt Crotty, Dechert LLP 11 4 Status of Collective Redress in Germany -Expansion Uncalled for - Dr. Ralf Deutlmoser & Marla R. Weston, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough International 14 Country Chapters: 5 Argentina Bullo - Tassi - Estebenet - Lipera - Torassa Abogados: Gustavo J. Torassa & Mariano E. de Estrada 19 6 Australia Clayton Utz: Colin Loveday & Andrew Morrison 25 7 Belgium Allen & Overy LLP: Werner Eyskens & Nanyi Kaluma 32 8 Brazil Mattos Muriel Kestener Advogados: Fernando Dantas M. Neustein 38 9 Bulgaria Kalaidjiev, Georgiev & Minchev: Radi Georgiev & Hristo Hinov 44 10 Canada Stikeman Elliott LLP: Adrian C. Lang & David R. Byers 49 11 England & Wales Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP: Alison Brown & Ian Dodds-Smith 57 12 Estonia Lepik & Luhaaar LAWIN: Liina Linsi & Liina Naaber-Kivisoo 66 13 Finland Waselius & Wist: Tanja Jussila & Christoffer Waselius 73 14 France August & Debouzy: Olivier Debouzy & Benoit Javaux 80 15 Israel Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein: Dr. Israel (Reli) Leshem & Ron Peleg 89 16 Italy Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners: GianBattista Origoni & Daniele Vecchi 97 17 Latvia Klavins & Slaidins LAWIN: Annija Svemberga 104 18 Lithuania Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas Ir Partneriai LAWIN: Rytis Paukste & Egle Ivanauskaite 110 19 Malta Camilleri Preziosi: Marisa Azzopardi & Kristina Pullicino 113 20 Mexico Rios Ferrer, Guillen-Llarena, Trevino y Rivera S.C.: Ricardo Rios Ferrer & Julio Gutierrez Morales 119 21 Portugal Uria Menendez: Tito Arantes Fontes & Joao Pimentel 125 22 Slovakia Cechova & Partners: TomaA' Maretta & Martin Vavrincik 130 23 South Africa Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr: Pieter Conradie 137 24 Spain Uria Menendez: Alejandro Ferreres Comella 139 25 Switzerland Bar & Karrer AG: Dr. Andreas D. Lanzlinger & Flavia I. Bieri Burge 145 26 USA Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP: Anthony J. Anscombe & Alison Williams 152