Class Actions and Collective Redress
Financial Redress:
The current economic climate has led to an increase in ‘blame culture’ as the number of those seeking financial redress soars. But how can the European Commission create a model for collective redress without it becoming subject to the blackmail suits and frivolous litigation that used to plague US class actions?
Attending this highly topical and innovative event will enable you to:
- Learn about the ‘fraud on the market’ theory under US law
- Understand the role of third party funding in the development of collective litigation
- Hear direct from the European Commission about their latest regulatory measures and the results they hope to achieve
- Debate the Government’s response to the CJCs recommendations published on 20 July 2009
- Examine the impact of collective redress mechanisms in escaping the long-arm of US jurisdiction
