Editing Class action (section)

===Ireland===

In [[Law of the Republic of Ireland|Irish law]], there is no such thing as a "class action" per se.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boland |first1=James |title=Revisiting the potential of class actions |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/student-hub/revisiting-the-potential-of-class-actions-1.3661192 |access-date=17 August 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=12 October 2018}}</ref> Third-party litigation funding ([[champerty]]) is prohibited under Irish law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Law firms excluded from EU consumer class actions |work=Law Society Gazette |url=https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/law-firms-excluded-from-eu-consumer-class-actions/ |access-date=17 August 2020 |date=4 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McKeown |first1=Andrew |title=Chief Justice launches report on litigation funding and class actions |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/chief-justice-launches-report-on-litigation-funding-and-class-actions |access-date=17 August 2020 |work=Irish Legal News |date=31 January 2020}}</ref> Instead, there is the 'representative action' ({{Langx|ga|gníomh ionadaíoch}}) or 'test case' ({{lang|ga|cás samplach}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Class/collective actions in Ireland: overview|url=http://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/9-618-0420?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true|access-date=2021-12-20|website=Practical Law|language=en-GB}}</ref> A representative action is "where one claimant or defendant, with the same interest as a group of claimants or defendants in an action, institutes or defends proceedings on behalf of that group of claimants or defendants."<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClusky |first1=Aoife |last2=McClements |first2=April |title=Class action procedure in Ireland |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0f36f50-9fe1-4ae3-80c3-655a479217a2 |website=Lexology |date=28 May 2019 |publisher=Law Business Research |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>

Some test cases in Ireland have included:
*the [[CervicalCheck cancer scandal]]
*financial product [[misselling]]
*damages claims brought by Irish [[haulier]]s against [[price-fixing]] by European truck makers<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Niall |last2=Johnston |first2=Peter |last3=Gilvarry |first3=Ailbhe |last4=Farrell |first4=Kevin |title=Class/collective actions in Ireland: overview |url=https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/9-618-0420 |website=Practical Law |publisher=Thomson Reuters |access-date=17 August 2020 |date=1 December 2019}}</ref>