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Webinar: Law in Public Interest: Collective Redress, Funding & Climate Regulation

Our Vici team organises an online seminar titled ‘Law in the Public Interest: Collective Redress, and Litigation Funding and Climate Change Regulation’ on 19 November from 15-17 hrs (CET).

The event will explore the intersections between legal frameworks and the public interest in a time of increasing concerns about climate change, corporate responsibility, and the cost barriers to pursuing collective justice. As climate change becomes a global priority, regulatory frameworks and climate litigation are holding governments and corporations accountable for their environmental impact. Collective redress and litigation funding also fulfil this role and are gaining prominence in recent years with the adoption of legislation such as the EU Representative Actions Directive and the Dutch WAMCA and with high-profile cases like the Post Office litigation in the UK.

Esteemed speakers are: Eva van der Zee (University of Hamburg, Germany) on Behavioural Insights on Climate Change Law; Koen Rutten (Finch, Netherlands) on Is Funding Collective Litigation still Affordable? and Flora Page (23ES, United Kingdom) on What the Bates v Post Office Litigation reveals about the Pros and Cons of Litigation Funding. Introduction and moderation by Adrian Cordina and Xandra Kramer


Register before 19 November for free here.

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Published: March 11, 2024

On 9 March 2024, at the invitation of Professor Giorgio Afferni from the Department of Law of the University of Genoa, Adriani Dori delivered a lecture on third-party funding of litigation in the EU. Titled “Justice for Sale? TPLF in the EU”, Adriani’s lecture was a component of the IANUA Module Programme “Consumatori e Mercato” organized by the IANUA - Scuola Superiore dell’Università di Genova. In her presentation, Adriani analysed the fundamental characteristics of the growing TPLF market, its operational controversies, and the regulatory challenges it entails. Members of the Department of Law and master’s students from various disciplines, including law, economics, and political sciences, actively participated in a vibrant discussion. Adriani’s lecture marked a segment of her tenure as a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Law of the University of Genoa until the end of 2024.