On 22 April 2024, the UK High Court handed down its judgment that the Competition Appeal Tribunal had erred in law when it previously refused to grant the Competition & Markets Authority a warrant to search a domestic...more
5/2/2024
/ Cartels ,
Competition ,
Electronic Devices ,
Evidence ,
Investigations ,
Raids ,
Remote Working ,
Search Warrant ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)
The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") has confirmed1 the EU General Court’s (and the European Commission’s) finding that Goldman Sachs was jointly liable for the conduct of a former subsidiary, Prysmian, which the...more
1/29/2021
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Institutional Investors ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Parent Corporation ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
As the UK departs the European Union, the CMA – the UK competition regulator – is facing a transformation in its mandate. White & Case considers how the CMA will approach its workload during and after the Transition Period...more
2/1/2020
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Cartels ,
Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Expiration Date ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Withdrawal Agreement
In BritNed v ABB, the English Court of Appeal substantially reduced the UK's first award of damages in a so-called cartel damages claim brought for breach of European competition law. In so doing, the Court rejected calls for...more
11/11/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Competition Law ,
Burden of Proof ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Cartels ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Compound Interest ,
Damage Caps ,
Damages ,
Electricity ,
European Commission ,
Infringement ,
Lost Profits ,
Power Grid ,
Punitive Damages ,
Remittitur ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
UK