The remedial action that Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wants to initiate is intended to help consumers and small businesses to obtain justice more quickly in the event of mass damage.
It can only be welcomed that consumer associations not only have such claims determined by courts in a binding manner, but can also sue them directly from summer 2023.
New laws are sometimes also a correction of the mistakes of the past.
Just think of the years of model lawsuits filed by Telekom shareholders or the comparison between Volkswagen and diesel drivers.
Seen in this light, the remedy is also an admission.
The "German way" in collective legal protection has failed.
There is obviously no alternative to the European class action.
According to the draft law, it does not come across as a class action lawsuit based on the “American model” that is feared in the industry.
Nevertheless, companies should deal with the liability risk.
It seems certain that the number of lawsuits will increase.