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Private enforcement marred by lack of EU binding consensus
Wednesday, 05 October 2011
Disparity over the binding effects of national competition authority decisions continues to present obstacles for private damages claimants in Europe, according to a leading competition lawyer. Faaez Samadi in London
Whistle-blower documents not exempt from scrutiny, says ECJ
Thursday, 16 June 2011
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favour of cartel victims gaining access to leniency documents, if a country’s national law permits it.
De Beers gearing up for Canada price fixing lawsuit
Monday, 06 June 2011
British Columbia’s Supreme Court will hear a private lawsuit accusing De Beers, the world’s largest supplier of rough diamonds, of price fixing in the region.
CAT clears Mersen in cartel damages action
Premium Article - Tuesday, 22 March 2011
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an antitrust damages claim against French motor parts manufacturer Mersen.
France may have to pay damages over dawn raids
Premium Article - Tuesday, 04 January 2011
France could have to pay compensation to two companies after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that a law governing dawn raids breached the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.
German authority must fight record damages lawsuit
Premium Article - Thursday, 23 December 2010
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is facing a landmark €1 billion damages claim from Danish hearing-aid manufacturer GN Store Nord, for blocking a transaction between the company and Swiss rival Sonova.
Carbon cartelists face follow-on action from rail industry
Premium Article - Monday, 20 December 2010
Several EU rail companies today announced they have launched a private damages claim against five businesses that were investigated by the European Commission for their part in a carbon graphite cartel.
South African judge blocks bread cartel class action
Premium Article - Friday, 26 November 2010
Cape Town’s High Court today denied class certification in two lawsuits stemming from South Africa’s Competition Commission’s cartel investigation of the bread industry.
SA bread cartel faces landmark competition class actions
Premium Article - Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Several South African consumer groups and bread distributors have filed two class action lawsuits against three bread companies, claiming damages for price fixing. The lawsuits follow the Competition Commission’s four-year investigation of the sector.
California court rejects appeal over media predatory pricing fine
Premium Article - Wednesday, 24 November 2010
California’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from newspaper SF Weekly against an antitrust fine levied for attempting to affect a rival's business by selling advertisements below cost prices.
BA defeats UK class action certification
Premium Article - Thursday, 18 November 2010
The UK Court of Appeal today ruled against allowing hundreds of companies to form a collective group in a private lawsuit against British Airways for its role in an air cargo price fixing cartel.
UK High Court eclipses CAT for damages claims
Premium Article - Tuesday, 12 October 2010
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) risks being overshadowed by the country’s High Court as the forum for future competition damages claims, lawyers warn. Faaez Samadi in London
EU plaintiffs seek record damages from air cargo cartelists
Premium Article - Thursday, 30 September 2010
Airlines Air France-KLM and Martinair are facing more than €500 million in fines in Europe’s largest-ever cartel damages claim.
New York targets LCD cartel
Premium Article - Monday, 09 August 2010
New York’s Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against several companies accused of fixing prices in the liquid crystal display (LCD) market.
DG Comp publishes damages report
Premium Article - Tuesday, 19 January 2010
The European Commission today published an external study designed to help courts determine antitrust damages.
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