France’s new collective redress law offers wins for consumers, but challenges for business

Hausfeld Partner, Amandine Gueret shares her views with Global Legal Post on the latest developments in France’s collective redress regime, following the adoption of a new decree that reshapes the legal framework for group actions and litigation funding in France. The new decree lays the groundwork for enhanced group actions and greater transparency in litigation funding, finalising the transposition of the European Representatives Action Directive.

The new rules make it easier for individuals to group together and claim redress for mass harms. More transparency around litigation funding is obtained through proposed mandatory publication of key clauses in third-party funding agreements and a cap on funder remuneration.

Amandine observes:

“The decree published on 10 December 2025 lays some of the groundwork to hopefully further enhance collective redress in France. It first sets the framework for the accreditation of associations who intend to pursue collective claims - including foreign bodies pursuing cross-border claims. It then sets out certain transparency requirements for those associations and their litigation funders, asking that they maintain publicly accessible records of key funding terms. 

These requirements are ultimately relatively similar to the practice that has been developed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal for UK collective proceedings, which has proven to be an effective tool to allow the tribunal as well as class members to understand the adequacy of funding and confirm that the class representative remains in essential control of the proceedings for the benefit of the class. Implementation will of course be key, but this should encourage and facilitate meritorious claims and broader access to justice.”

Full article by Global Legal Post
Decree nr 2025-1191 (in French)