The first Members’ meeting of 2019 was kindly hosted by August Debouzy in Paris and gathered more than 25 experts of EU politics and law. The meeting was the occasion to discuss the outcomes of the European elections in May 2019 and the changes of the political landscape at EU level.
Members got an update on the latest developments regarding the Directive on Representative Actions and current debates within the Council. Experts who are part of EJF’s legal network provided valuable insights regarding policy developments on collective redress in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy. In addition, the activities of EJF in the German health sector were highlighted. EJF is seeking to foster an open culture and better practices for dispute resolution in Germany through early detection of mistakes and improvement of feedback in the health sector, directly supporting EJF’s goals of fostering out-of-court settlements. Finally, law experts presented an overview on the state-of-play of product safety in France, opening up a broader discussion regarding the future of product liability legislation and how it could potentially be impacted by new technologies coming from an increased digitalization of our society.
The next Members’ meeting will be held on the 13th of November in London.
