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EU Commission Breaks New Ground by Fining German Carmakers for Participation in a Cartel Restricting Technical Development

The European Commission (EC) issued a EUR 875 million (USD 1.05 billion) cartel fine against German carmakers, namely BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen (the latter three are all part of the Volkswagen Group). Daimler was...more

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Global Legal Insights: Cartels 2021, 9th Edition - United Arab Emirates

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Overview of the law and enforcement regime relating to cartels - The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) competition law and enforcement regime is relatively young with just over eight years since Federal Law Number 4 of 2012...more

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English Court of Appeal slashes UK's first cartel follow-on antitrust damages award and emphasises claimants' burden to prove...

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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

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Hong Kong Competition Tribunal’s first infringement decisions a reminder to businesses of the importance of complying with new...

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On 17 May 2019, the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) passed an important milestone when it issued its first two findings of infringement of the city’s competition law regime. The judgments serve as a...more

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Australian First: Criminal Charges Laid Against Individuals for Alleged Cartel Conduct

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In Brief - On 15 February 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that criminal charges had been laid against The Country Care Group Pty Ltd (Country Care), its Manager Director, Robert...more

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Significant Changes in German Competition Law

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On June 9, 2017, the 9th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of the Competition (GWB) came into effect. The most significant changes affect the liability for cartel fines, the application of merger control and the...more

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EU Competition Newsletter - April 2017

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The Brexit referendum result in June last year created many uncertainties for the British economy and continues to do so. In this Breakfast Seminar, Robert Bell will focus his remarks on what he sees will be the likely...more

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Meeting Your Competitors – Think Before You Speak!

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On 19 December 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) issued two competition law infringement decisions in its galvanised steel tanks investigation. Cylindrical galvanised steel tanks store water in large...more

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European Commission short-circuits battery cartel with €166 million fine

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On 12 December the European Commission imposed a total fine of 166 million euros against 3 rechargeable battery producers for infringing competition law in the distribution of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, the most...more

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A Dutch Court Hands Down the First Substantive Damages Judgment in the Netherlands for an Infringement of Competition Law

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In a recent judgment, a District Court in the Netherlands (the DCA) handed down a judgment in what is the first substantive damages judgment in the Netherlands for a breach of competition law. In issuing the declaration of...more

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