The last 10 years has seen huge strides for collective redress across the EU and the UK with the advent of the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, the implementation of the EU Collective Redress Directive 2020/1828 and the Digital Markets Act as well as important CJEU and national jurisprudence on key concepts introduced by the Damages Directive.
The Bar Council, acting jointly with the Centre for European Law at Kings College London, is proud to compare and contrast practice and procedure for opt-in and opt-out class actions and group litigation in the UK, EU States, USA and Canada. This one day conference will coordinate panels of judges, experienced practitioners, economists and policy makers to share know-how on legal developments, case management, litigation funding and strategies for issuing and defending collective proceedings across competition law, consumer law, regulatory breach, environmental and data obligations.
Specialist practitioners are invited from the EU and the UK to participate in a dynamic discussion of the latest hot topics in collective enforcement, with networking opportunities over dinner and drinks at the Inns of Court in London.
This is a unique opportunity to share learnings and expertise on collective redress across jurisdictions while creating valuable new connections.
Programme
Thursday 7 May
7pm
Drinks
Friday 8 May 2026
8.30am to 8.45am
Registration and refreshments
8.45am to 9am
Welcome address and introduction
9am to 9.20am
Collective proceedings: overview of the new landscape for mass tort claims in the UK and EU
9.20am to 10.20am
A comparative approach: EU group litigation and collective redress in Directive 2020/1828 versus UK Consumer Rights Act 2015
10.20am to 10.40am
Question and answer on morning sessions
10.40am to 11am
Refreshment break
11am to 11.45am
Class representatives and opt-in versus opt-out claims
11.45am to 1pm
How to establish a breach that sounds in damages
1pm to 2pm
Lunch
2pm to 2.45pm
Theory of harm, causation and quantification
2.45pm to 4pm
Case management bake off: handling complex multiparty litigation
4.30pm to 5pm
Funding group litigation and class actions across the EU
5pm to 5.30pm
Distribution and settlement issues
6.30pm
Formal dinner and drinks
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