Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and German available throughout the whole congress.
The congress moderator is Andy Edwards.
Thursday, 7 Nov. 2019
The first half day of our congress will give an overview of the various systems of collective redress/class action, discussion of advantages, disadvantages and difficulties involved.
| 13h00- 14h00: |
Lunch and Registration |
| 14h00- 14h15: |
Opening and House-Keeping Andy Edwards, Congress Moderator |
| 14h15- 14h25: |
Welcome to Delegates Simon Warr, RIAD President |
| 14h25- 15h10: |
Key Note: Collective Redress/Class Action – What Is It and Where Does It Come From? Prof. Dr. Astrid Stadler, University of Konstanz |
| 15h10- 15h30 |
Musterfeststellungsklage: A Practical Example from Germany Dr. Theo Langheid, Partner BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr, Cologne |
| 15h30- 15h50 |
Class Action: A Practical Example from Australia Odette McDonald, Phi Finney McDonald Ben Phi, Phi Finney McDonald |
| 15h50- 16h00 |
Short Break |
| 16h00- 17h00 |
Panel: Collective Redress/Class Action SWOT Analysis Panellists: Dr. Theo Langheid, Partner BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr Ben Phi, Phi Finney McDonald Rissa Revin, CEO DAS Canada, RIAD Board Prof. Dr. Astrid Stadler, University of Konstanz Ioana Patrascu, EU-Commission, DG JUST |
Evening Event
| 18h30- 21h30: |
Networking Cocktail & Dinner Gin Bar – Palace Hotel |
Friday, 8 Nov. 2019
The second day of our congress will look at regulatory aspects, in particular the EU Directive on Representative Actions for the Protection of Collective Consumer Interests and possible impediments for legal protection insurers under the Solvency II Directive, coordination and financing of collective redress procedures.
| 9h00- 9h10: |
Recap Following the First Day Andy Edwards, Congress Moderator |
| 9h10- 9h50: |
Key Note: The EU Directive on Representative Actions for the Protection of Collective Consumer Interests – How Will it Work? Ioana Patrascu, EU-Commission, DG JUST |
| 9h50- 10h10: |
Prof. Dr. Heribert Hirte, MdB – Member of the German Bundestag, addresses the Congress Musterfestellungsklage, Collective Redress and Class Action from the Perspective of a German Legislator |
| 10h10- 10h30: |
Coffee Break |
| 10h30- 11h15: |
Key Note: Collective Redress/Class Action and the Free Choice of Lawyers – A Contradiction? Prof. Dr. Domenik H. Wendt, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences |
| 11h15- 12h00: |
Working Groups – Break out |
| 12h00- 12h30: |
Working Groups’ Conclusions: Presentation and Discussion |
| 12h30- 13h00: |
A European Legislator’s view on the EU Directive on Representative Actions for the Protection of Collective Consumer Interests Geoffroy Didier, MEP, Rapporteur in the EP on the EU Directive |
| 13h00-14h00: | Lunch |
| 14h00-14h30: | How Does myRight Organise Its Campaigns and Are There Synergies with Legal Protection Insurers? Sven Bode, Founder and CEO of myRight |
| 14h30-14h55: | Nivalion: How Does Litigation Funding Work? Thomas Kohlmeier, Managing Partner Nivalion |
| 14h55-15h20: | Litigation Funding – A Case Study from the UK John Byrne, Co-founder and CEO of Therium Ltd. |
| 15h20-15h40: | Coffee Break |
| 15h40-16h40: | Panel: Collective Redress/Class Action – A Practical Hands-on-Approach Panellists: Sven Bode, Founder and CEO of myRight John Byrne, Co-founder and CEO of Therium Ltd Thomas Kohlmeier, Managing Partner Nivalion Pat Monks, Attorney at Law, Houston, Texas Prof. Dr. Domenik H. Wendt, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Sabine Eichner, ROLAND-Prozessfinanz, Germany |
| 16h40-17h00: | Wrap up and Conclusions Simon Warr, RIAD President |