Germany approves ‘group action’ rights for animal activist organisations
By Ludger Giesberts and Thilo Streit Germany’s most populous state has adopted a law, already in effect, allowing so-called group actions in cases involving animal protection. The new act (Gesetz über das Verbandsklagerecht und Mitwirkungsrechte für Tierschutzvereine) will remain in place at least until the end of 2017. Similar acts are already in place in […]