Fact-checking the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (DIHK) position statement on ‘Collective Enforcement of Rights: Limiting Strategic Lawsuits and Regulating Litigation Funding’

Eduardo Silva de Freitas of the Asser Institute and Lena Hornkohl of the University of Vienna argue that the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry overstates the risks and regulatory gaps surrounding funded collective actions, pointing to existing EU transparency, standing and funder-control safeguards while rejecting claims that litigation funding is largely unregulated or routinely consumes 20% to 50% of recoveries.

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