Sentences with phrase «competition damages cases»

Our lawyers have also been involved in many cases which have been the first of their kind: They have, for example, submitted the first - ever leniency application in Finland (obtaining immunity from fines for the client); represented clients in the first - ever oral hearing of the Supreme Administrative Court in a competition case; and been lead counsel in precedent - setting, landmark (and the largest) competition damages cases — the first major cartel damages cases in which court rulings have been rendered.

Not exact matches

In cases in which loss or damage due to price - fixing can not be proven, the appropriate recourse may be for the Commissioner of Competition to charge the defendants under the Competition Act.»

In keeping with the need for more damages claims fervently voiced by then Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, the Court has had to deal with quite a few cases on this issue already, but many more are to be expected.

Given that the first successful damages claim had not been resolved before this case went to trial, Webber Wentzel had to develop innovative and novel legal strategies to advance Comair's claims, underscoring its reputation as the leading authority on South African competition law.

The High Court today handed down judgment In an important decision for those considering the English High Court as a forum for damages claims in international competition law cases.

His competition law work covers the full spectrum of competition law (merger control, cartel investigations, horizontal and vertical agreements, abuses of dominance, litigation / damages cases, compliance programs and training, public procurement and state aid) across a wide range of industries.

Ilkka has also represented clients in numerous competition law related damages cases.

Her practice is of an advisory, regulatory litigious nature and has included judicial review, actions for damages before UK courts, the superior courts of Ireland, specialized tribunals, the European Court of Justice and General Court in cases concerning a wide range internal market issues, ranging from public procurement to goods and services, energy, agriculture competition and social and employment law.

Taking over a Clayton Act Anti-Trust case from a large law firm who recommended my client pay $ 200,000 in damages evolving from «Unfair Competition», and getting a directed verdict after the Plaintiff failed to make his case, and then collecting $ 80,000 from the Plaintiff in settlement of the Defendant's Counter Claim.

He has also given expert testimony in various civil litigation (damages), international arbitration cases, and competition cases in non-EU jurisdictions (Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Israel, Jamaica, South Africa and Turkey).

In this rare decision on the appropriate quantum of follow - on damages, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has also made the first award of exemplary damages in a UK competitioCompetition Appeal Tribunal has also made the first award of exemplary damages in a UK competitioncompetition law case.

One of the primary issues relating to the certification of competition law class actions to date has been difficulties arising from the calculation of damages and, in particular, the challenges in some cases of calculating damages in the context of so - called «indirect purchasers» (i.e., where it is alleged that that direct purchasers passed on, for example, a price - fixing overcharge from manufacturers to a second downstream level of consumers).

The lawyers of our practice have been involved in all of the biggest competition cases in Finland — covering the infringement and / or the damages aspects, including e.g. several of the largest cartel cases and the largest ever abuse of dominance case.

Our Competition Disputes practice is integrated within our Competition, Regulation and Trade team and the wider Dispute Resolution team, providing clients with a seamless service taking a cartel case, for example, from leniency application to dawn raid to appeal to damages action, and managing the interplay between public and private enforcement.

The green paper followed an earlier consultation paper, Study on the Conditions of Claims for Damages in case of Infringement of EC Competition Rules (2004), which reviewed systems for private redress in competition law throughout the EU and highlighted recognised gaps in the regulatCompetition Rules (2004), which reviewed systems for private redress in competition law throughout the EU and highlighted recognised gaps in the regulatcompetition law throughout the EU and highlighted recognised gaps in the regulatory regime.