In-Person - ACC Europe & Morais Leitão and Lex Mundi Event in Lisbon

16:00 - Doors open. Refreshments.

16:10 – 16:30  - Round of intros (essentially stating name, position in respective company and if there’s anything about the topic participants are looking forward to discussing/hearing)

16:30- 17:00

Sofia Vaz Sampaio and Mariana Soares David (Morais Leitão)

Overview of the Portuguese regime, including:
•    Class actions in numbers: statistics, sectors, infringements
•    How did Portugal turn into such a popular jurisdiction?
•    Main features of the preexistent regime
•    Implementation of the directive and brief comparison of most relevant aspects in some jurisdictions
•    Hot topics
o    Funding
o    Damages
o    Cross border actions
o    Disclosure obligations

17:00 – 17:30 - Carlos Martins Ferreira e Henrique Costa (Jerónimo Martins)

Watchdogs, hyenas, and vultures. Regulatory pressure, collective redress, and litigation funding.
An undertaking’s perspective.

17:30 – 17:45 - Q&A

17:45-18:30 - closing drinks / networking