Substantial Fee To Be Charged For Filing A Motion To Certify A Class Action

At the end of November 2017, the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee of the Knesset approved a revised draft bill to amend the Courts Regulations (Fees), whereby parties filing a motion to certify an action as a class action will be charged a court fee. At issue is a material change pertaining to class actions, as they were exempt from court fees up until now.

This exemption served the primary purpose of class actions – to encourage private enforcement, as well as to give claimants, who, for the most part, are consumers suing major corporations, the opportunity to join forces in order to protect their rights and sue at low cost, in situations in which personal lawsuits are not economically feasible.