The 'new' Italian Class Action:

This article examines the newly reformed Italian class action system against the background of the main features of Italian civil procedure. The new law moved the class actions from the Consumer code to the Code of civil procedure, and addressed some of the shortcomings which emerged in the ten years of the previous mechanism, i.a., by lowering the costs of publicity, increasing the chances for opt-in of class members (including after the decision on the merits), providing for some form of success fees and laying down rules on settlements.