Catherine Longeval and Malik Aouadi | Van Bael & Bellis

ICLG News editor Rob Harkavy sits down with Van Bael & Bellis’ Catherine Longeval and Malik Aouadi to get the inside track on Belgium’s collective-action landscape, discussing how the jurisdiction stacks up against its European neighbours, the role of third-party funding and what companies might do to avoid being on the receiving end of a class action. The duo also explain the mechanism for bringing collective proceedings, including who can and who can’t act as a ‘representative entity’.