Exemplary Damages in Competition Litigation
Much ink has been spilt following 2 Travel v. Cardiff Bus1 and Albion Water v. Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig2 on the subject of competition litigation in Europe. An axiom with varying justification is that...
View ArticleConcurrency: Is it the dawn of a new day?
The UK competition regime is somewhat unusual in operating a concurrent competition regime with a range of sector regulators. The UK’s seven sector regulators (covering communications and post, water,...
View ArticleChanges to the private litigation regime in the UK: are more collective...
Private damages litigation is an important complement to public enforcement of UK and EU competition law by the European Commission and national competition authorities (“NCAs”), such as the UK’s newly...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom Merger Control: Recent Developments in the Failing Firm Defence
On 15 August 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) approved Alliance Medical Group’s completed acquisition of IBA Molecular’s radioactive medical tracer business. Although IBA’s business...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Merger Control Interim Enforcement Orders
Two unusual features of the United Kingdom’s merger control regime are that notification is voluntary and there is no ‘suspension’ obligation. This means that mergers can be – and routinely are –...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: CMA consults on draft Annual Plan for 2015/2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has recently published its draft Annual Plan for 2015/2016, its second year of operation after assuming the functions of the Competition Commission and the...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: High Court provides guidance on application of limitation...
The High Court has recently provided guidance on the application of limitation periods in competition damages actions. In Arcadia v Visa, it ruled that a substantial part of the claimant’s claim, which...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: a recent rush of Phase I merger enforcement by the CMA
In an earlier post, of 2 December 2014, in which I reviewed the Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) draft annual plan for 2015/2016, I observed that (as of that date) the CMA had not, since...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Competition appeals – speak now or forever hold your peace?
It is not uncommon, where a multi-party infringement of competition law has been established and sanctioned by a competition authority for some, but not all, of the addressees of the authority’s...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Consumer Rights Act 2015 introduces new procedures for...
On 1 October 2015, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA 2015”) entered into force. The CRA 2015 makes numerous changes to consumer rights laws in the United Kingdom. Of particular interest to competition...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: High Court Rules that Regulatory Investigation Advice...
Matthew O'ReganIn a recent judgment, Property Alliance Group v Royal Bank of Scotland,1 the High Court has ruled that legal advice privilege applied to documents created by external lawyers whilst...
View ArticleDawn raids on the horizon
Bernardine AdkinsGowling WLGA recent report from the National Audit Office has recommended that the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) increase the number of cartel investigations it carries...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: CMA imposes penalty for late response to notice to provide...
Matthew O'ReganSt John’s Chambers, United KingdomIn all competition investigations, it is inevitable that the parties under investigation, and often also third parties, will receive numerous...
View ArticleBrexit and competition law
Assimakis KomninosWhite & CaseA “leave” vote in the UK referendum on 23 June 2016 would have a number of repercussions. Competition law is not one of these areas where these repercussions are going...
View ArticleUK Votes to Leave
Gavin BushellBaker & McKenzie, BelgiumWriting from the floor of my office, you will all now be aware that the British public voted in favour of a so-called “Brexit”, or exit from the European Union...
View ArticleWhat will cartel enforcement look like post-Brexit?
Michael O'Kane, Jasvinder Nakhwal and Nicholas QueréePeters & Peters Sollicitors LLPThe result is in. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union, with profound economic, social, and,...
View ArticleTogether forever? How State aid law will affect the UK even after Brexit
Falk SchöningHogan LovellsAfter the UK Brexit referendum of 23 June the implications on the political, economic and legal relations between the UK and the EU have been discussed from many angles. But...
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Exemplary Damages in Competition Litigation
Stephen DnesMuch ink has been spilt following 2 Travel v. Cardiff Bus1)2 Travel Group PLC (in liquidation) v Cardiff City Transport Services Limited (2012) CAT 1. and Albion Water v. Dŵr Cymru...
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Concurrency: Is it the dawn of a new day?
Angelene DukeThe UK competition regime is somewhat unusual in operating a concurrent competition regime with a range of sector regulators. The UK’s seven sector regulators (covering communications and...
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Changes to the private litigation regime in the UK: are more collective...
Matthew O'ReganPrivate damages litigation is an important complement to public enforcement of UK and EU competition law by the European Commission and national competition authorities (“NCAs”), such as...
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