The Netherlands has emerged as a leading forum for collective redress in Europe. The Resolution of Mass Damage in Collective Action Act (known as the WAMCA) has accelerated this development. The WAMCA allows claims for monetary damages, sets stricter admissibility requirements and introduces a special procedure. WAMCA class actions cover a wide range of areas, including data protection, consumer law, competition law and environmental law.

Although the WAMCA has now been in place for almost six years, questions about its practical application continue to arise. To provide some much-needed clarity, our Mass Claims & Class Actions team has published a new edition of Unlocking the WAMCA: a practical guide to the new collective action regime in the Netherlands. This fourth edition outlines the key elements of the WAMCA and explains its application in practice, drawing on case law and De Brauw's extensive experience in collective disputes.

The guide is available for download here. For a hard copy, please contact one of the experts listed below.