IBA Annual Litigation Forum
8 May - 10 May 2019
Session information
Committee(s)
Dispute Resolution Section
(Lead)
Legal Practice Division
(Lead)
Litigation Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session will feature expert insight into current approaches and developments of collective redress mechanisms in Europe. This discussion will cover the following issues, among others: • European collective redress: are we heading towards United States-class actions? • The proposal of the EU Commission regarding a ‘New Deal for Consumers’: status and perspectives • Germany’s new representative action: pros and cons • The Dutch way: miles ahead within Europe? • Collective redress in the UK: latest developments
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Clément Dupoirier | Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Paris, France; Communications Officer, Litigation Committee |
| Wolf von Bernuth | Hausfeld Rechtsanwaelte, Berlin, Germany |
Speakers
| Dennis Horeman | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genevieve Quierin | Stephenson Harwood, London, England |
| Judge Fabian Richter Reuschle | Regional Court Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Professor Gerhard Wagner | Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany |