The Regional Court of Stuttgart finds bundled cartel damages claims through a legal services provider to be inadmissible (German State of Baden-Württemberg)

1. Background

In Germany, the discussion about the admissibility of enforcing bundled and assigned cartel damages claims via a legal services provider enters the next round.

As Germany does not offer claimants a true US- or UK-style class action regime claimants will seek alternative ways to join forces and bundle their claims, using the so-called assignment-model as a favored solution. Oftentimes such assignments are made to dedicated legal services providers and their respective SPVs. The ...