class action(especially AmE) Law ) a type of court case in which one person or a small group of people make a claim on behalf of a larger group of people who have the same legal problem: Hundreds of class actions have been filed against the investment bank. • a class action lawsuit brought by consumers. OBED Alexander Demidov)
case management conference(Old term: summons for directions. LE. This is a meeting between all parties to a case and the Judge to check the progress of the case, with regards to costs and other matters. The numbers of CMCs held depend on the complexity of the case. LT Alexander Demidov)
