Prof. Christine Riefa University of Reading
Prof Christine Riefa (University of Reading) specialises in consumer and e-commerce/new-tech law. Prof Riefa is widely published on these topics with work cited in official documents from international institutions (incl. The World Economic Forum, UNCTAD, the OECD) and academic scholarship.
Prof Christine Riefa (University of Reading) specialises in consumer and e-commerce/new-tech law. Prof Riefa is widely published on these topics with work cited in official documents from international institutions (incl. The World Economic Forum, UNCTAD, the OECD) and academic scholarship. She was this year’s Keynote speaker at the UNCTAD’s Intergovernmental Group of Expert.
She leads the project www.crossborderenforcement.com looking for solutions to improve cross-border enforcement in consumer protection. Prof Riefa is a Board Member of the International Association of Consumer Law and a founding editor of the Journal of European Consumer and Market Law (EuCML, published by Beck and available on Springer Link).
Her latest books include: Consumer Theories of Harm, an economic approach to consumer law
enforcement and policy making (Hart 2019); Vulnerable Consumers and the Law (Routledge 2021).
Prof Riefa is currently:
– part of the consultative group advising the class representative on Elizabeth Helen Coll v Alphabet Inc and others, a case in front of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in the UK.
– a member of the United Nations Working Group on Consumer Protection in E-Commerce as part of UNCTAD Inter-Governmental Group of Experts.
– a member of the Consultative Group of Experts of the Committee for the development of an International Code for the Protection of Tourists at the World Tourism Organisation (A specialised agency of the United Nations).
– the expert to the rapporteur on the reform of the product safety directive at the European Economic and Social Committee.
EMAIL:
c.j.a.riefa@reading.ac.uk
TWITTER: @cyberchristine/
POSITION: Co-founding Editor of Journal of European Consumer and Market Law
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- 24 - 25 April 2025
- Park Plaza Westminster Bridge
- 200 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth London SE1 7UT United Kingdom