Global disputes, local courts?
Conference report “The Netherlands: a forum conveniens for collective redress?”, 5 February 2021 By: Tim Draband, research intern at the Maastricht European Private Law Institute (M-EPLI) Why would environmental damage in Nigeria be litigated in The Hague, The Netherlands? Or a worldwide Volkswagen “Dieselgate” in Amsterdam? Are Dutch courts better equipped to deal with complex …