Substantive Areas of Collective Redress: Data Protection

Description

In 2020, the European Union adopted the Representative Actions Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (RAD) for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. Member States were under obligation to implement the RAD by December 2022 and its provisions apply from June 2023. A number of Member States were late in the transposition of the Directive, prompting the Commission to initiate several infringement proceedings. However, by now, all Member States have put in place the necessary measures and interested actors have started to use the relevant national mechanisms for collective redress. The time is therefore ripe for an assessment of the emerging practices and the remaining dilemmas for collective action in Europe.

This conference gathers leading European academics and practitioners working in the area of collective redress. The conference aims at mapping emerging practices of application of the Directive in Member States. The Directive takes a minimum harmonization approach. Hence, it leaves space for considerable diversity in national regimes for collective redress. The conference will therefore discuss the optimal design of representative actions. What are the advantages and disadvantages of different models for collective action? In addition, what are legal and practical factors (e.g. with respect to funding) that influence the intensity and success of collective action in specific national jurisdictions?

Although the Directive is focused on the collective interests of consumers, the question of collective redress is highly relevant in a number of other substantive fields, such as data protection, competition law and environmental protection. The conference will therefore take a broader look at collective and representative actions beyond the domain of consumer protection.

Period	6-Nov-2025
Event title	CONFERENCE ON COLLECTIVE REDRESS IN EUROPE EMERGING PRACTICES AND REMAINING DILEMMAS
Event type	Conference
Location	Stockholm, SwedenShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International