This two-day conference, held on 10 and 11 December 2025 in Amsterdam (location to be defined), will feature a combination of invited talks and selected papers. Contributions should explore topical issues related to collective redress, including the effectiveness of remedies, the normative foundations of collective redress, and the role of private enforcement in regulating EU digital law.

We particularly welcome papers addressing questions such as:

• What are the theoretical and normative foundations of collective redress?
• How effective is collective redress in the digital legal sphere at international, European, and national levels?
• How do digital rights intersect with other branches of law (e.g., consumer and competition law), and what does this mean for collective actions?
• What impact does litigation have on the compliance and governance of digital corporations?
• How do private and public enforcement interact, and what role do collective actions play within this regulatory framework?
• What is the role of private law and private law remedies in shaping digital fairness, and how does it constrain or contribute to collective redress mechanisms?

The conference language will be English. However, final papers may be submitted in Dutch, provided that the Authors also share with the conference participants an extended summary of their paper in English.

Submission Guidelines

We invite submissions of papers on topics directly connected to the conference theme. Contributions may focus on procedural and substantive law aspects, as well as theoretical, doctrinal, and empirical studies from national, European, and transnational perspectives. Submissions should include

• an extended abstract (max. 1000 words), in English, delineating the paper research question/topic, methodology, and main arguments advanced;
• a short bio of the Author/s (max 150 words).

Documents should be addressed to collectiveredressdigitalfairness-fdr@uva.nl, with the subject line “Submission – Collective Redress and Digital Fairness”, by 1 june 2025.

Authors of the selected papers will receive notification of acceptance by 20 June 2025 and are expected to share their papers for circulation among the conference participants by 16 November 2025.

The Submission documents should be in English. The final paper can be in English or Dutch, provided that the Authors also share a synthesis of the paper in English.

Travel expenses of invited Speakers will be reimbursed in accordance with the Conference guidelines—covering up to one night’s stay (provided by the organization) and round-trip travel to and from Amsterdam with a maximum allowance of €350. While we aim to adhere to these parameters, reasonable adjustments may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Organizing Committee 

Dr J.M.L. van Duin, Dr F. Episcopo, Dr A.L. Jonkers, Dr S. De Rey (UvA – Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law), with the support of the Stichting Onderzoek Collectieve Actie.

The conference builds on the organizers’ previous and current research in the field of effective judicial protection, collective redress, private enforcement of digital law, and private law remedies, particularly through the DTDM-funded project APPLIED (Assessing Private Parties Litigation in the Economy of Data), and the ACT research project Integraal Privaatrecht.