Ius Omnibus
Budget
€7,840,968
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
7
4.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Ius Omnibus is a not-for-profit consumer protection association incorporated under the laws of Portugal in 2020. It was born with the objective of protecting and defending the interests of European consumers in a transparent and swift way, aiming to create a new paradigm of legality and access to justice for all, and to end the civil impunity that companies have benefited from across the European Union when they violate consumer rights. We will fight for a new world in which companies know they will have to compensate consumers when they violate their rights, deterring them from violating the law in the first place and ensuring that everyone – not just companies with deep pockets – is compensated when laws are violated. We intend to revolutionize and fight for the effectiveness of justice for European consumers. Ius is a registered consumer association in Portugal, with a seat on the Portuguese National Consumer Council, and with over 8.000 members.
EU Legislative Interests
Ius Omnibus aims to strengthen consumer protection at European level and has already contributed to the transposition of directives for the Portuguese and Spanish governments. To this extent, we aim to participate in the following initiatives and legislative proposals: New deal for consumers; Digital Services Act; Digital Markets Act; EU Competition Law; Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828; Sustainable supply from global markets; Product safety; Data Protection; Digital Rights.
Communication Activities
In 2025, the Board of Ius Omnibus maintained an exceptionally active year marked by academic leadership, institutional engagement and strong international visibility, further consolidating the association’s role as a leading European actor in consumer protection, digital rights and collective redress. Throughout the year, Board members participated in a wide range of conferences, symposia and expert forums across Europe and beyond, contributing to debates on competition law, digital markets, private enforcement and consumer justice. Carmen Estevan de Quesada opened the year with a keynote presentation in A Coruña on market power in the data industry and later contributed to academic programmes and conferences in Alicante, Santander, Vigo and the Balearic Islands, addressing digital platforms, Big Tech finance, abuse of economic dependence and the challenges that large online intermediaries create for competition and consumers. Lena Hornkohl delivered presentations in Vienna, Budapest, Tbilisi, Valencia, Prague, Pinzolo, Mannheim and Dresden, addressing collective antitrust damages, litigation funding, digital vulnerability and the evolving role of consumer organisations in private enforcement across Europe, while also representing Ius Omnibus in high-level academic discussions on access to justice and the future of collective redress. Eduardo Silva de Freitas represented the association in Slovenia and Brussels, contributing to expert discussions on the Representative Actions Directive, collective redress in private international law and immaterial mass damages under the Digital Markets Act. The Board’s academic and policy outreach also extended to Lisbon, Coimbra and Amsterdam through participation in initiatives focused on digital fairness, EU public policy and European cooperation, including the presentation of the research paper “Collective Redress in the Digital Age” at the University of Amsterdam. A particularly significant milestone in 2025 was the Femtech event co-organised in Madrid on 18 December together with the Complutense University of Madrid and the Institute of European Law and Regional Integration, which highlighted the long-term importance of public awareness, expert collaboration and the integration of a gender perspective in digital-rights enforcement. During this event, Ius Omnibus emphasised the importance of protecting sensitive female reproductive data, while experts in privacy, gender and technology examined systemic risks linked to femtech applications, unlawful data processing, user vulnerability and regulatory gaps in digital environments, reinforcing the role of collective redress as a tool for protecting women in digital markets. The Board’s publication activity was equally substantial and demonstrated continued intellectual leadership in European legal scholarship. Lena Hornkohl co-authored influential analyses for the Kluwer Competition Law Blog on assignment models in collective actions and major developments in EU competition law, received international recognition through nominations at the Antitrust Writing Awards, and published research on claim assignment, funding and victim compensation in digital-market litigation, alongside a comparative contribution on private competition law proceedings and a Portuguese-language article on collective actions and access to justice co-authored with Joana Moreira. Carmen Herrero Suárez published significant work on social media accountability, addictive digital design and access to justice in digital markets, while Carmen Estevan de Quesada continued contributing to scholarship on digital platforms, financial services and competition-law challenges in online markets. Eduardo Silva de Freitas also contributed to current debates through his publication on funding, fees and the Representative Actions Directive.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Ius Omnibus has held a seat on Portugal’s National Consumer Council since 2023, has been appointed in 2024 as a Qualified Entity by the Portuguese General-Directorate for Consumers, inserted on the European Commission’s official list and empowered to pursue legal actions across EU under the Representative Actions Directive (RAD).
Organisation Members
For more information, please consult the following link: https://iusomnibus.eu/pt/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.