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Not too long ago, the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation celebrated its first “100 days” since coming into force (see our previous post). With the European Commission’s first unannounced inspection under the regulation, this week marks another “milestone”. Just the right time to recapitulate the past – equally exiting – weeks of enforcement and to dare … Continue reading Foreign Subsidies Regulation – Off to new adventures
Private cartel damage claims involve careful considerations, especially regarding which court and country to bring the claim to. In Germany, claims may be brought to the defendant’s residence or the place of the harmful event. Recent Dutch court rulings demonstrate a broad interpretation of anchor defendants, raising questions about future trends in European law. Choosing the best court for a claim involves balancing factors such as disclosure claims, damages estimation, and procedural structures, as courts and jurisdictions have developed different approaches in handling private cartel damage claims. Claimants are advised to stay informed of these developments, while potential defendants should prepare accordingly.
To companies either being sued as cartelists or claiming compensation as allegedly injured parties, private cartel damage claims are of major economic relevance. While certain steps and processes on the way to claiming damages are prominently on companies’ radars, various other aspects are less known – even though they are just as important. Here is … Continue reading Private Cartel Damage Claims – Step-by-Step
OpenAI’s (former) CEO Sam Altman’s leaving and re-joining the company within just a few days has demonstrated that (at least most) companies stand and fall with the people working for them. The importance of human resources is not only expressed in such prominent personnel drama but also reflected in a type of behaviour that has … Continue reading Competition in labour markets
This week has seen dawn raids in construction chemicals and cartel fines in pharma. What often follows such events in the long run are cartel damage claims. While they have become an essential part in the daily business of many antitrust practitioners, for most companies they are rare events, be it as a claimant or … Continue reading Follow-on damage claims
Wire harnesses have already been subject of a cartel decision. However, this time they are subject of a legitimate cooperation. Last month, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) declared that it has no objections to a cooperation organized by the "Arena2036 Research Campus", which aims at standardizing the production of wire harnesses. While the FCO's … Continue reading Wire harnesses – this time subject of a lawful cooperation and not of a cartel
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