In this latest webinar, Kelley Smith SC moderated the session and was joined by a panel of experts including:
Michael Byrne, partner, Disputes and Investigations Group, Matheson LLP
Marit Bosselaar, partner – Attorney at Law, Dispute Resolution, Loyens & Loeff (Amsterdam)
Sean O’Sullivan, Barrister-at-law, Bar of Ireland
The panel provided a cross-jurisdictional analysis of the implementation of the EU Representative Actions Directive, legislation aimed at allowing consumers in the European Union to bring collective claims for alleged breach of their rights under EU law. The discussion addressed the current position in Ireland at the two-year anniversary of the commencement of the domestic legislation which transposes the Directive into Irish law, as well as insights from the Netherlands, where collective actions have been established for some time.
