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Experience the pinnacle of legal discourse at the PerfectLaw Conference, where our agenda and sessions seamlessly blend cutting-edge insights with unparalleled expertise.
Time
Panel Name
Speakers
- 08:30 - 09:00
Registration
- 09:00 - 09:15
Opening Words
- 09:15 - 10:15
Global Trends in Class Action Litigation
- The implementation of the representative action directive
- Comparison of International Class Action Regimes
- Updated data and numbers of filings
- Examples of cases from different jurisdictions
- Prof Ianika Tzankova – Tilburg– Netherlands – Chair
- Stefaan Voet – professor of civil procedure at the University of Leuven
- Prof Brian Fitzpatric – US
- Peter Cashman -Australia
- Judge Remo Caponi –Supreme court – Italy
- 10:15 - 11:15
Class Action Case Management
- Efficient Case Management Techniques
- Managing Complex Litigation
- The different stages of the procedure
- The lapse of time from Filing to judgment
- Appeals
- Discovery issues
- How to make the process more efficient and less expensive
- Confidentiality
- Prof Ianika Tzankova – Tilburg– Netherlands – Chair
- Stefaan Voet – professor of civil procedure at the University of Leuven
- Prof Brian Fitzpatric – US
- Peter Cashman -Australia
- Judge Remo Caponi –Supreme court – Italy
- Eric Cramer – Berger Montague– Chair
- Larisa Alwin – Appeal court Judge Netherlands
- Judge Amy St Eve – 7th Circuit US
- Judge Maria Ortiz – Spain
- Justice Sir.Adam Constable (UK)
- 11:15 - 11:45
Coffee Break
- 11:45 - 12:45
Negotiating and Monitoring Settlements
- Structuring Settlements
- Negotiation Techniques
- Court Approval of Settlements
- Expert examination of the settlement terms
- Elimination of conflicts of interests
- Objectors and funders and other interested parties
- Lessons learnt from the old WCAM regime
- The role of the Judge in opt out settlements
- Jeremy Liberman –Pomerantz Chair – US
- Marco Pierani – Euroconsumers– Italy
- Hodge Malek KC– Competition Appeal Tribunal – UK
- Charlotte Spierings
- CliffordChance (Netherlands)
- 12:45 - 13:45
The Actual Recovery and Cy-Près Distributions
- How to improve the rates of personal claims filings
- Who should examine the personal claims
- How to make sure that damages are paid to each member of the class
- Purpose and Objectives of cy pres distributions
- Aligning cy pres Recipients with Class Interests
- Steven Weisbrot – Angeion – Chair
- Deborah Greenspan -Blank Rome
- Judge Robert Dow– US
- Sir Marcus Smith – Judge of the High court – UK
- Prof Suzanne Chiodo – Canada
- 13:45 - 14:45
Lunch
- 14:45 - 15:45
Developments in Litigation Funding
- The ways to shape funders remuneration.
- The effect of the length of the procedure
- What is the proper multiplier
- How should the risks taken by the funder calculated.
- What is fair funding of class actions
- Possible conflicts between the funder and the class representative
- Louise Trayhurn – Legis- Chair
- Professor Susanne Augenhofer University of Innsbruck (Austria)
- Justice Foxton – High Court UK
- Dai Wai Chin Feman
- ParabellumManaging Director — Commercial Litigation, Corporate Counsel
- Travis Lenkner – Burford US
- John Walker – Casl Australia
- 15:45- 16:15
Coffee Break
- 16:15 - 17:15
Forum Shopping
- Where an action should be brought
- Which jurisdiction welcome foreign plaintiff
- Jurisdictional Issues
- Lawyers and experts collaborations
- Defence Tactics on jurisdictional matters
- Predictions for the Future of Class Actions
- Can UK domiciled citizens join an action in the U.S
- Miguel Sousa Ferro – Portugal (Chair)
- Robert Van Hattum – De Brauw – Netherlands
- Prof Giorgio Afferni– Delex
- Sylvie Rodrigue –Torys Canada
- Jeremy Sher – DLA PIPER UK
- Caroline TaylorIgnitis – US and Netherlands
- 17:15- 19:30
Networking reception
Time
PANEL Name
- 08:30 - 09:00
Registration
- 09:00 - 09:15
Opening Words
- 09:15 - 10:15
The Ambits of Competition Enforcement by Collective Actions
- 10:15 - 11:15
Collective Redress and Sustainability
- 11:15 - 11:45
Coffee Break
- 11:45 - 12:45
Investors Class Actions and Securities Litigation
- 12:45 - 13:45
Lunch
- 13:45 - 14:45
Litigation Funding of Global Mass Torts
- 14:45 - 15:45
Legal Technology in Mass Litigation
- 15:45- 16:15
Coffee Break
- 16:15 - 17:15
Lawyers’ Fees and Referrals
- 17:15- 19:30
Networking reception
Time
Panel Name
- 08:30 - 09:00
Registration
- 09:00 - 09:15
Opening Words
- 09:15 - 10:15
Data Privacy Class Actions
- 10:15 - 11:15
Class Action Litigation in the Digital Age
- 11:15 - 11:45
Coffee Break
- 11:45 - 12:45
The Expert Report and the Efficiency of Hot Tubbing
- 12:45 - 13:45
Lunch
- 13:45 - 14:45
The Required Evidence and Notice for Certification
- 14:45 - 15:45
Mass Arbitrations, Mediation, and Other Ways to Settle Group Litigation
- 15:45- 16:15
Coffee Break
- 16:15 - 17:15
Ethical Issues in Class Actions
- 17:15- 19:30
Networking reception
event speakers
We have selected the world’s leading legal and litigation experts to share their knowledge in the realms of Class Actions and Mass Torts. Their unparalleled expertise offers attendees not just information, but transformative insights from the pinnacle of legal discourse.
Single Day Pass Conference Ticket
Day 1
Full Price
£750
1-Day Pass Conference Ticket
(Includes sessions, coffee etc)
Food And Drinks Throughout The Conference, Included
Post-Conference Networking Reception with Complimentary Food and Drinks, included.
Single Day Pass Conference Ticket
Day 2
Full price
£750
1-Day Pass Conference Ticket
(Includes sessions, coffee etc)
Food And Drinks Throughout The Conference, Included
Post-Conference Networking Reception with Complimentary Food and Drinks, included.
Full
conference
Day 1 & 2
Full price
£1000
full conference
(Includes sessions, coffee etc)
Food And Drinks Throughout The Conference, Included
Post-Conference Networking Reception with Complimentary Food and Drinks, included.
directions to the venue
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London
200 Westminster Bridge Rd,
Lambeth
London SE1 7UT
United Kingdom
Click here for directions
HOW TO FIND US
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London is situated on London’s South Bank, within walking distance of the city’s most iconic attractions. Our hotel’s ideal location is minutes away from Westminster and Waterloo London Underground Stations and London Waterloo National Railway Station.
FROM THE AIRPORT
From London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Take the London Underground on the Piccadilly Line, travelling eastbound towards Cockfosters Underground Station. Change lines at Green Park Station for the southbound Jubilee Line. Alight at Westminster Underground Station. Walk across Westminster Bridge and the hotel will be right in front of you.
From London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
From London Gatwick Airport, you can take the Gatwick Express headed towards London Victoria Railway Station. At London Victoria, take the Underground travelling eastbound on the Circle and District lines. Get off at Westminster and walk south across Westminster Bridge. Walk south across Westminster Bridge , safely cross the roundabout. Walk along Westminster Bridge and the hotel will be in front of you.
From London City Airport (LCY)
As the name says, London City Airport is located within the city limits of London. From the airport, take the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and change at Canning Town. Take the Underground on the westbound Jubilee line towards Waterloo. Alight here and exit the station via the South Bank. Walking up York Road towards the London Eye, take the second left turn. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge will be directly in front of you.
From London Stansted Airport (STN)
From London Stansted Airport,take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street Rail Station. Change for the London Underground and take the Circle Line to Westminster. Get off at Westminster. Walk south across Westminster Bridge, cross the roundabout. Walk across Westminster Bridge and the hotel will be in front of you.
BY CAR
Get to Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London by car
From Junction 1 of the M4, take the A4 signposted Central London. After three miles turn right onto the A3220 signposted Central London (Westminster), Battersea. After 1.3 miles, continue forward onto the A3212 for Central London, Victoria, Vauxhall. At Parliament Square turn left (one-way street). Immediately turn right and head along A302 for Waterloo Station. Cross over Westminster Bridge and drive along Westminster Bridge Road to the hotel. The drop-off point is accessed from Addington Street heading towards York Road (stay in the left-hand lane).
BY TRAIN
From King’s Cross & St. Pancras Railway Station (Eurostar)
Take the Piccadilly line in the London Underground. Headed eastbound, change at Green Park Station for the southbound Jubilee line. Alight at Waterloo and exit the station via the South Bank. Walking up York Road, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge will be directly in front of you.
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- 24 - 25 April 2025
- Park Plaza Westminster Bridge
- 200 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth London SE1 7UT United Kingdom