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Inspired by: FP7 » Growth of environmental legal class actions on no-win no-fee basis

version: 2 / updated: 2010-12-04
id: #1180 / version id: #482
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Originally submitted by: Joe Ravetz
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Last changed by: Rafael Popper
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Pressures on environment and climate

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
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Signal's headline

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Growth of environmental legal class actions on no-win no-fee basis

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
This indicates the precursors to global scale environmental law suits, with huge commercial opportunities equal to the risks involved.

Keywords

legal class, environment, law suit

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Growth of environmental legal class actions on no-win no-fee basis indicates the precursors to global scale environmental law suits, with huge commercial opportunities equal to the risks involved.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Importance

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Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)
political filters (party or ideological interests)

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Crime and terrorism
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Environment (including Climate Change)
Social Sciences and Humanities

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology