| 单词 | Class action |
| 释义 | 集體訴訟 Legal proceedings which allow the claims of many individuals against the same defendant, which arise out of the same or similar circumstances, to be conducted by a single representative: Carnie v Esanda Finance Corp Ltd (1995) 182 CLR 398. There are several situations in which group or class actions would be highly beneficial to litigants. They include: multi-plaintiff consumer claims in respect of defective goods or services (Davies v Eli Lilly & Co [1987] 1 All ER 801, 1 WLR 1136 (CA)); multiple claims for damages (Chapman v CC of South Yorkshire (Times, 20 March 1990, unreported)); many persons seeking compensation for loss caused as a result of environmental damage or pollution. See also Collective rights; Parties; Representative action. 可讓多名人士向同一被告人提起訴訟的法律程序，由同一的或類似的情況產生，及由其中一位代表進行：Carnie v Esanda Finance Corp Ltd (1995) 182 CLR 398。在多種情況下，團體或集體訴訟對訴訟人是非常有利的。集體訴訟包括：作為消費者的多名原告就欠妥的貨品或服務提出的申索（Davies v Eli Lilly & Co [1987] 1 All ER 801, 1 WLR 1136（英國上訴法院））；多個要求損失賠償的申索（Chapman v CC of South Yorkshire（《時代日報》1990年3月20日，未經彙報））；眾多人士就環境受損或污染所引致的損失尋求賠償。另見 Collective rights; Parties; Representative action。 |
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