On The Function Of The Lawyers In Class Action

In order to solve the problem existed between large subjects of action and litigation capacity, and reduce the expenditure of litigation, class action has been taken by many countries. Class action has been greatly developed both in its content and its application since it was born centuries ago. And nowadays, class action plays an increasing role in judicial practice. This is the same with lawyers'role in class action. From the beginning, class action a kind of method that is designed to settle disputes through one litigation, but today, it is generally understood to be a"making money machine"for lawyers.In the first part of the article, several problems related to class action are discussed, such as its origin, definition, features, types, fundamental forms. Among them, American small damages class action which is the most common form of class action is further studied. The second part demonstrates the role of lawyers in class action from three angles: the meaning of the participation of lawyers in class action; the duty of them...