IBA Annual Litigation Forum
8 May - 10 May 2019
Session information
Collective redress – opt-in versus opt-out or is it asking the wrong question?
Thursday 9 May (1115 - 1230)
Committee(s)
Dispute Resolution Section
(Lead)
Legal Practice Division
(Lead)
Litigation Committee
(Lead)
Description
Advantages and disadvantages of opt-in and opt-out mechanisms in collective redress have been widely discussed and adapted over decades. This session will feature outstanding academics and practitioners discussing practical experiences with opt-in/opt-out and how they are connected to recent developments in the field of collective redress in the individual countries.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Thomas Joseph Hall | Norton Rose Fulbright, New York, New York, USA |
| Johanna Christine Wirth | Hengeler Mueller, Berlin, Germany |
Speakers
| Matthew Denney | Versaras, London, England |
| Diogo Dias | Motta Fernandes Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Jeff Galway | Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Professor Deborah Hensler | Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA |
| Akihiro Hironaka | Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Professor Ianika Tzankova | Tilburg Law School, Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Peter de Verneuil Smith KC | 3 Verulam Buildings, London, England |