The Competition Collective Actions Forum 2024 - 2nd Annual

The only Forum dedicated to UK ‘Collective’ Competition Litigation

In-person | 6th June 2024 | Central London

 

Complimentary attendance for In-House Counsel

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Agenda

Registration
08:45

Chairperson’s Welcome
09:15

Boris Bronfentrinker, Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Keynote Presentation from the CAT: The Competition Collective Action Landscape
09:25

Justice Marcus Smith, President
Competition Appeal Tribunal

Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year
10:00

  • Assessing the UK’s Competition Collective Action Regime and where further development are expected and needed
  • An overview of the cases before the CAT and Court of Appeal: key decisions
  • The interplay between collective and B2B disputes
  • An overview of recent CPO applications outside of the traditional competition claims
  • A look at Collective Actions at the trial stage
  • Other procedural innovations

Sarah Houghton, Partner
Mishcon de Reya

Networking & Refreshment Break
10:35

Discussing Defendant and Claimant Perspectives on Certification, Strike Out and Carriage Disputes
10:55

This session will be split into 3 parts, part 1 will be 10 minutes for the claimant lawyer to present the landscape from their perspective, part 2 will allow the same for the defendant lawyer, and part 3 will bring them together with the other speakers for a panel discussion.

  • When is the appropriate time for carriage risk decisions to be made and key battle grounds in carriage disputes
  • Funding strategies post-PACCAR and managing one-sided disclosure
  • The place of disclosure in proceedings
  • Discussions on Class definition
  • Lessons learned and developments in certification
  • Strategic lessons learned in structuring class action cases

Kim Dietzel, Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills

Aqeel Kadri, Partner
Hausfeld

Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, Class Representative and Director Competition Law Forum
BIICL

Sam Williams, Director
Economic Insight

Exploring Strategies for Multi-Jurisdictional Action and an Overview of European Collective Regimes
11:45

  • Developments in cross border / EU wide class actions 
  • Updates on the implementation of the EU Representative Action Directive
  • Challenges and opportunities of multi-jurisdictional issues action

Stijn Huijts, Partner
Geradin Partners

Networking & Lunch Break
12:30

Examining the Role of Experts at Trial and Claim Valuations
13:30

  • Access to witness and documentary evidence and the interplay with expert analysis
  • The effect of limited and expert driven disclosure in the CAT
  • The interplay between large number of individual claims and a downstream/upstream collective claim
  • Impact of recent judgments assessing expert evidence in competition claims

Edward Coulson, Partner
BCLP

Liam Colley, Senior Vice President
Cornerstone Research

Iona McCall, Partner & Managing Director
AlixPartners

Navigating Post Certification to Trial and Settlement
14:15

  • What can be taken from the CAT’s approval of the Mclaren settlement for collective actions more generally?
  • The role of the opinion in supporting the settlement
  • Issues for defendants in contribution and ensuring no over-compensation where a co-defendant settles
  • How settlements by individual claims impact class settlement
  • What use can evidence from a settled individual claim be used in the collective action?
  • The CAT’s interest in economic assessment of the settlement and economists assistance in settlement approval
  • The role of funders in the settlement process

Belinda Hollway, Partner
Scott+Scott

Cormac O’Daly, Partner
WilmerHale

Irena Apostopoulos, Senior Competition Lawyer
BT Group

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:00

What Constitutes Best Practice for Distribution and Communication with the Class?
15:20

  • Effective distribution plans following judgement /settlement
  • Defendant communications with the class through all stages of claims. Including latest court decisions on the issue
  • Challenges and concerns for class communication at the distribution stage

Justin Le Patourel,
Class Representative & Regulatory Consultant

Anna Morfey, Partner
Ashurst

Aideen Gaffney, Vice President, Class Action and Mass Tort Solutions
Epiq (US)

Paul Stuart, Partner
Cleary Gottlieb

Claire Van der Zant, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Shieldpay

Uncovering the Way Forward for the UK Collective Action Regime
16:05

  • Potential expansion of the CAT’s role in general mass claims
  • DMCC and the future of consumer claims
  • Interplay with data and ESG claims
  • Meta data collection action and scope for more data “competition” claims
  • Key developments in Representative Actions in the UK and worldwide

Satyen Dhana, Partner
Simmons & Simmons

Elena Rey, Partner
Brown Rudnick

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks: Where Next for the Competition Collective Actions
16:50

Boris Bronfentrinker, Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Close of Conference
17:00

Drinks Reception
17:00

08:45
Registration
09:15
Chairperson’s Welcome
Boris Bronfentrinker - Partner - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
09:25
Keynote Presentation from the CAT: The Competition Collective Action Landscape
Justice Marcus Smith - President - Competition Appeal Tribunal
10:00
Highlighting Key Collective Decisions and Procedural Innovations Over the Last Year
  • Assessing the UK’s Competition Collective Action Regime and where further development are expected and needed
  • An overview of the cases before the CAT and Court of Appeal: key decisions
  • The interplay between collective and B2B disputes
  • An overview of recent CPO applications outside of the traditional competition claims
  • A look at Collective Actions at the trial stage
  • Other procedural innovations
Sarah Houghton - Partner - Mishcon de Reya
10:35
Networking & Refreshment Break
10:55
Discussing Defendant and Claimant Perspectives on Certification, Strike Out and Carriage Disputes

This session will be split into 3 parts, part 1 will be 10 minutes for the claimant lawyer to present the landscape from their perspective, part 2 will allow the same for the defendant lawyer, and part 3 will bring them together with the other speakers for a panel discussion.

  • When is the appropriate time for carriage risk decisions to be made and key battle grounds in carriage disputes
  • Funding strategies post-PACCAR and managing one-sided disclosure
  • The place of disclosure in proceedings
  • Discussions on Class definition
  • Lessons learned and developments in certification
  • Strategic lessons learned in structuring class action cases
Kim Dietzel - Partner - Herbert Smith Freehills
Aqeel Kadri - Partner - Hausfeld
Liza Lovdahl Gormsen - Class Representative and Director Competition Law Forum - BIICL
Sam Williams - Director - Economic Insight
11:45
Exploring Strategies for Multi-Jurisdictional Action and an Overview of European Collective Regimes
  • Developments in cross border / EU wide class actions 
  • Updates on the implementation of the EU Representative Action Directive
  • Challenges and opportunities of multi-jurisdictional issues action
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners
12:30
Networking & Lunch Break
13:30
Examining the Role of Experts at Trial and Claim Valuations
  • Access to witness and documentary evidence and the interplay with expert analysis
  • The effect of limited and expert driven disclosure in the CAT
  • The interplay between large number of individual claims and a downstream/upstream collective claim
  • Impact of recent judgments assessing expert evidence in competition claims
Edward Coulson - Partner - BCLP
Liam Colley - Senior Vice President - Cornerstone Research
Iona McCall - Partner & Managing Director - AlixPartners
14:15
Navigating Post Certification to Trial and Settlement
  • What can be taken from the CAT’s approval of the Mclaren settlement for collective actions more generally?
  • The role of the opinion in supporting the settlement
  • Issues for defendants in contribution and ensuring no over-compensation where a co-defendant settles
  • How settlements by individual claims impact class settlement
  • What use can evidence from a settled individual claim be used in the collective action?
  • The CAT’s interest in economic assessment of the settlement and economists assistance in settlement approval
  • The role of funders in the settlement process
Belinda Hollway - Partner - Scott+Scott
Cormac O’Daly - Partner - WilmerHale
Irena Apostopoulos - Senior Competition Lawyer - BT Group
15:00
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:20
What Constitutes Best Practice for Distribution and Communication with the Class?
  • Effective distribution plans following judgement /settlement
  • Defendant communications with the class through all stages of claims. Including latest court decisions on the issue
  • Challenges and concerns for class communication at the distribution stage
Justin Le Patourel - - Class Representative & Regulatory Consultant
Anna Morfey - Partner - Ashurst
Aideen Gaffney - Vice President, Class Action and Mass Tort Solutions - Epiq (US)
Paul Stuart - Partner - Cleary Gottlieb
Claire Van der Zant - Director of Strategic Partnerships - Shieldpay
16:05
Uncovering the Way Forward for the UK Collective Action Regime
  • Potential expansion of the CAT’s role in general mass claims
  • DMCC and the future of consumer claims
  • Interplay with data and ESG claims
  • Meta data collection action and scope for more data “competition” claims
  • Key developments in Representative Actions in the UK and worldwide
Satyen Dhana - Partner - Simmons & Simmons
Elena Rey - Partner - Brown Rudnick
16:50
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks: Where Next for the Competition Collective Actions
Boris Bronfentrinker - Partner - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
17:00
Close of Conference
17:00
Drinks Reception

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