Class actions—Japan—Q&A guide


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Dispute Resolution expert
Practice notes

Class actions—Japan—Q&A guide


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to class actions in Japan published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal Through series by Law Business Research (Law stated at: 21 September 2021).

Authors: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu—Oki Mori; Mai Umezawa

1. Outline the organisation of your court system as it relates to collective or representative actions (class actions). In which courts may class actions be brought?

Japan has no statutory class action legislation; however, Japanese law permits lawsuits filed by multiple plaintiffs. In addition, there exist special acts that permit particular organisations to represent the inter­ests of consumers by bringing a claim as a plaintiff. Herein, we explain in detail the distinction between litigation carried out by a qualified consumer organisation (QCO) and court proceedings carried out by a specified qualified consumer organisation (SQCO), which are special liti­gation proceedings created to protect consumer interests that may be filed with any district court that has proper jurisdiction.

 

Lawsuits filed by multiple plaintiffs

When the number of victims who can be co-litigants is considerable, lawyers sometimes

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