Christine Vreede

Class actions, mass Litigation and product liability

• Advising and representing a leading Dutch energy company in high-profile collective proceedings under the Dutch WAMCA regime concerning increases in variable energy prices and the application of the EU Unfair Contract Terms Directive.
• Advising and representing several major Dutch insurance companies (ASR, Achmea, NN) in multiple parallel collective actions (old regime) concerning unit-linked insurance products and the disclosure of costs and risks in connection with those products.
• Advising and representing a major Dutch bank in collective proceedings concerning variable interest rates.
• Advising a manufacturer of gel nail products on product safety, potential liability and consumer claims, including the risk of collective proceedings consumer claims relating to its products.
• Advising a major chocolate manufacturer on potential liability and consumer claims following a product recall.

Commercial litigation

• Counsel to a Netherlands-listed global ingredients and biochemicals company in a contractual dispute with one of its suppliers.
• Advising and representing leading companies across the food, consumer goods and industrial sectors in complex commercial disputes concerning distribution, pricing and the termination of long-term commercial relationships.
• Counsel to a former joint venture partner in a dispute concerning liability arising from the breakdown for negotiations for a new commercial arrangement.