GDPR class actions: the state of play

  • Workshop
  • Le Baixu
  • Wednesday 20.05 — 11:50 - 13:05

Organising Institution

The Privacy Collective

Netherlands

This workshop brings together experts on class actions from different countries and backgrounds. This to explore the rise of GDPR class actions in Europe, though different perspectives. The facilitators include a class action foundation, a lawyer and a funder. The public will also include other practitioners, such as policymakers and academics. We will examine emerging cross-border litigation trends and hurdles, with specific attention for the ECJ Amazon case and the Omnibus package. At the core of the discussion, we will consider how all these developments affect access to justice for individuals that suffered privacy harms. The workshop will include live audience polling and various questions for the public, to share strategic insights. Objectives: • Understand current GDPR class action landscape across EU Member States • Identify current obstacles to effective collective privacy redress • Foster practical cooperation between different actors and experts from various jurisdictions

Host

Femke Hendriks

The Privacy Collective - Netherlands

Femke Hendriks is a Dutch legal expert in collective actions. She cares deeply about access to justice. She serves as Chair of The Privacy Collective, where she focuses on strategic privacy litigation and collective redress for individuals affected by unlawful data practices. Hendriks is also chairing the Association of Dutch Representative Organizations (ANCB) and was part of the expert group that contributed to the development of the Dutch WAMCA collective action framework. She has been involved in landmark consumer and investor cases in both the Netherlands and internationally.

Host

Vonne Laan

The Privacy Collective - Netherlands

Vonne Laan is a privacy and technology lawyer and board member of The Privacy Collective. She works on strategic litigation and collective redress initiatives relating to privacy and digital rights. She is also one of the founders of The Data Lawyers, a Dutch boutique law firm specializing in privacy, AI, and technology law - also with respect to class actions.

Host

Amel Fenghour

Innsworth - United Kingdom

Amel Fenghour is a legal and disputes professional specializing in collective redress, class actions, and litigation funding. She serves as Senior Investment Manager at Innsworth Advisors, where she works on complex, large-scale litigation and collective proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. Before joining Innsworth, Fenghour practiced at Herbert Smith Freehills, and she is also active within the International Bar Association’s Class Actions Committee.