AIA Conference
Seminar on Collective Redress through ADR
On the 12th of March 2014, we invite you to attend our seminar on Collective Redress through ADR. This will take the form of two keynote speeches on collective redress on an EU level and the impact of collective redress mechanisms on consumers. This will be followed by a round table discussion on class arbitration and the role of mediation in this context. The seminar will be followed by a networking cocktail.
Planning:
Date: March 12, 2014
Place: Institute of European Studies (IES), Rome Room, Pleinlaan 5,1050,Brussels
Time: 13:30-7PM
Subjects: The topics include: (1) Recent developments of Belgian Law on collective redress including the New Belgian Class Action Bill; (2) Collective Redress in the EU including the European Commission’s Communication "Towards a European Horizontal Framework for Collective Redress” and the Recommendation on “common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms in the Member States concerning violations of rights granted under Union Law”; (3) The impact of Collective Redress mechanisms on Consumer Protection; (4) Class Arbitration and (5) the role of Mediation in Collective Redress.
Documents regarding the Conference:
3 bar points will be allocated and participants can take the opportunity to order the book P. Billiet (2013) ‘Class Arbitration in the European Union’, ISBN 9789046604908, Maklu-Uitgevers, 242p and benefit from a discount price (40 EUR incl VAT instead of 65 EUR incl VAT) for the purchase of this book.