Objective

This conference will bring consumer law practitioners up-to-date by providing an overview of the latest developments, legislative initiatives and case law in this field.
 

Key topics

• Fitness check of EU consumer law on digital fairness
• Green transition and consumer protection
• Three decades of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive
• The future of travel law: towards sustainable mobility
• Product liability
• Safety of the child consumer
• Redress and enforcement
• Latest jurisprudence of the CJEU

Who should attend?

Legal practitioners specialised in the field of consumer law, consumer protection and policy.
 

Online participation option

The event will be streamed live online. You have the option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions and take part in the discussion with participants in Trier.

Speakers

Manon Baert, EU Advocacy & Policy Officer, 5Rights Foundation, London

Anthi Beka, Legal Secretary, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg

Steven Berger, Senior Legal Officer, Acting Head of Consumer Rights, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation, Brussels

Emilia Mišćenić, Professor, University of Rijeka

Marc Oomen, Legal and Policy Manager, eu travel tech, Brussels

Manuella Peri, Deputy Head of Unit – Consumer Law, French Ministry of Economy, Finance and the Recovery, Paris

Nina Scherf, Senior Legal Adviser, CIT – The International Rail Transport Committee, Bern

Evelyne Terryn, Professor, Catholic University of Leuven

Tobias Timmann, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater PartG mbB, Düsseldorf

Edward Turtle, Associate, Cooley LLP, London

Stefaan Voet, Professor, Catholic University of Leuven

Michael Wukoschitz, Partner, Kornfeld Wukoschitz Cernochova Attorneys at Law, Vienna