Virtual Workshop (in English) on September 8, 2026: Xandra Kramer on “Cross-Border Collective Litigation in Tech Cases: Is the European Framework up to the Challenge?”

On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CEST).

Xandra Kramer (Erasmus University Rotterdam & Utrecht University) will speak, in English, about the topic

“Cross-Border Collective Litigation in Tech Cases: Is the European Framework up to the Challenge?”

Collective actions have gained traction in Europe, boosted by the Representative Actions Directive and enabled by third-party litigation funding in several jurisdictions. These increasingly involve cases against multinational big tech companies operating in Europe. The current private international law framework, however, is not designed to address the challenges of these complex cases.  The presentation will discuss how the European Court of Justice and Dutch courts have primarily handled questions of international jurisdiction and to what extent the existing legislative framework needs amendment.

The presentation will be followed by open discussion. All are welcome. More information and sign-up here.

If you want to be invited to these events in the future, please write to veranstaltungen@mpipriv.de.