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On 10 September 2022, Stefan Tuinenga spoke on “the new frontier of collective actions” at the 26th IBA Annual Competition Conference in Florence. Topics of discussion included trends, challenges, and differences in approach to collective actions around the world. Stefan Tuinenga discussed admission criteria for collective actions in the Netherlands, the importance of litigation funding and developments in European legislation on collective actions.
Lindenbaum’s attorneys have been involved in some of the largest Dutch collective actions (WAMCA) proceedings to date, such as the claim by the Consumer Competition Claims Foundation against Apple and Take Back Your Privacy’s claims against TikTok on behalf of Dutch children. Mr. Tuinenga has succesfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in mass damages actions.
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28 November 2024 - News
On 6 November 2024, the Amsterdam District Court ruled on the methodology to be used for the damage calculation in follow-on claims of indirect purchasers from the air cargo cartel.
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AG Szpunar confirms in an opinion for the ECJ that the right for injured parties of a competition law infringement to assign their claims to a litigation vehicle for the purpose of starting damages proceedings follows directly from the cartel prohibition of Article 101 TFEU. Moreover, national rules that make the assignment of antitrust damages claims impossible or excessively difficult should be disapplied.
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