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Cornerstone Research
The only Representative Action Forum focusing exclusively on European Jurisdictions
12 & 13 June 2024 | In-Person | Pestana Amsterdam Riverside, Netherlands
The Rise in European Shareholder and Securities Class Actions
- Private retail investors vs venture capital in shareholder actions
- “After the event” insurance and other financing risks
- How economics can inform legal analysis of
questions related to class composition and quantum
Recent Developments in Data Privacy Class Actions
- How the EU RAD builds on the GDPR for consumers
- Evidence gathering and pre-litigation discovery
- Unique possibilities for forum shopping
The Evolving Landscape of ESG Class Actions
- NL precedent for environmental claims, Urgenda, KLM, and others
- Greenwashing cases and corporate climate commitments
- Disclosure of human rights and environmental credentials
Evaluating the Legitimacy and Viability of Cross Border Claims
- How claimants have been pursuing cases concerning multiple member states in the new regime
- Financing cross border claims
- Establishing commonality across state lines
- Can the Dutch WAMCA Regime Be Applied Outside of the Netherlands?
- Implications for claimants and clients if the WAMCA has wider application
- Who is allowed to file a claim in the European Union
- What do you need to fulfil the requirements in various member states
- How is it going to work in practice?
Strategies for Effective Class Management, Communication, and Payment Mechanisms
- Difficulties in getting people in for Opt-In cases for sensitive matters like privacy cases and data breaches
- Notifying members of a very large and diverse class of relevant updates and developments in their case
- Absent class members – discovery
- Litigation PR
- What European parties can learn from established payment structures in the UK, US, and Canada
- Perspectives on current EU payment functionalities.
- Claims Administration
Managing Risks and Strategies in the Defence of Class Actions
- The kinds of liabilities present with new access to class actions
- How to prepare as a defence firm in a member state with oncoming legislation
- Impacts of the RAD from claimant / defendant perspective
- Novel Exposure for Clients from the European RAD