The European Court of Justice ("CoJ") has upheld the European Commission's use of evidence transmitted by a national authority other than a Member State competition authority in a cartel investigation. The CoJ ruled on April...more
6/24/2017
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Confidential Information ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Information Sharing ,
Italy ,
Popular ,
Tax Fraud
The European Commission has introduced a new tool to encourage individuals to disclose anticompetitive conduct on an anonymous basis. Individuals are invited to supply inside knowledge to help the Commission uncover cartels...more
The controversy continues over damages for excessively lengthy proceedings at the European Union ("EU") General Court. In March 2017, both the EU and Gascogne initiated appeals before the EU's highest court in challenge of...more
4/14/2017
/ Appeals ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Cartels ,
Charter of Fundamental Rights ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Damages ,
Delays ,
EU ,
Financial Harm ,
Fines ,
Interest Payments ,
Reputational Injury ,
Right to a Fair Trial