Who was the last person to assure you that Europe would never entertain class actions ? Perhaps you should send them an email and invite them to attend this upcoming seminar in Frankfurt on March 12 and 13.
The summary below is from an email circulated by Mark Hilgard, chair of the program.
“Topics of the seminar will be, inter alia,
Class Actions in Canada
How Foreign Parties become involved in US Class Actions:
International Human Rights Class Actions
The Status of Class Actions, Mass Litigation and Collective Redress in Europe and the Pirate Bay Case
The European Initiative / Green Paper
Class Actions in Germany
• The Plaintiff’s Perspective
• The Perspective of a Defence Lawyer
• Handling of Class Actions: The Perspective of a Judge
Class Actions in Austria
Class Actions in Mexico
Class Actions in Switzerland
Class Actions in Ireland
Class Actions in France
Class Actions in Italy – under new and old Law
Class Actions in Spain
Antitrust Class Actions
Securities Litigation
Collective Product Liability Claims
Panel Discussion
• Opt In or Opt Out – Are we heading into the Right Direction?
Funding of Class Actions
D&O and the Role of Liability”