Presentations collective redress at European Law Academy
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Guest lecture International Commercial Courts Cyprus
Xandra Kramer gave a guest lecture on ‘International commercial courts: a game changer in international litigation?’ at the Neapolis University Pafos in Cyprus on 12 April 2024. She discussed the rise of international commercial courts in the Middle East and Europe, in the context of needs of international business, court specialisation and access to justice and in relation to international arbitration.
Focussing on key features of these courts she gave insights on the different courts, and in particular the Singapore and Netherlands Commercial Court. Highlighting some innovative features and the opportunities the Hague Judgments Convention of 2019 offers, she concluded that these courts have an effect on the international litigation market, but they have not triggered a huge shift from arbitration or other courts to these new business courts.
Published: October 15, 2017
On 12 October, two team members presented on collective redress at the annual consumer conference at the European Law Academy in Trier. Alexandre Biard presented a paper on the Recommendation on collective redress and the upcoming evaluation. Xandra Kramer gave a talk on Dutch collective settlements and the pending bill on collective compensatory actions, and chaired a lively round table discussion on safeguards to avoid abuse of collective redress mechanisms in the EU.