Sentences with phrase «for breach of competition law»

Read this Q&A for valuable insights from our lawyers about actions in Colombia for breach of competition law, specialist courts, jurisdictional factors, interim and final remedies, evidence, settlements, appeals and other issues.

Antitrust litigation has grown enormously in volume — 10 years ago it was still relatively uncommon to sue for breach of competition law, whereas today it is routine, even if many detailed legal issues remain in contention.

The CAT observed that the experts» oral evidence in response to questions from the Tribunal was «considerably more sophisticated and nuanced than that set out, rather briefly, in their Experts» Report» (§ 76), but it still could not be satisfied that the damages sought would broadly reflect «the governing principle of damages for breach of competition law», that is, «restoration of the claimants to the position they would have been in but for the breach» (§ 88).

One of the critical obstacles identified for companies seeking to bring a claim for breach of competition law rules was the unavailability of funding.

Seven of the accused parties quickly reached an agreement with the OFT that saw them accept liability in principle for a breach of competition law and pay fines totaling # 160m.

Not exact matches

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

In November, GDI reported that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had opened an investigation into an (unnamed) online dating agency for suspected breaches of consumer protection law.

During pupillage, Zac gained extensive experience on leading competition cases, including Sky v Ofcom [2015] CAT 9 (assisting David Scannell) and Speed Medical Examination Services v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWHC 3585, a judicial review challenging reforms to the process for handling soft tissue whiplash claims on the basis (inter alia) that they gave rise to breaches of competition law (assisting Gerard Rothschild).

In Case C - 170 / 13 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd v ZTE Corp & ZTE Deutschland GmbH, (Judgment of the 5th Chamber, CJEU, 16 July 2015) the CJEU was asked to rule for the first time on whether seeking an injunction and other associated remedies by the owner of a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) against a company in breach of the patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102 TFEU).

Tuckers Solicitors specialist Regulatory Law Department houses the UK's leading lawyers dedicated to the practice of Regulatory Proceedings, providing expert legal advice and representation to clients facing prosecution for offences which fall within breach of the Competition Act 1998.

He has prosecuted and defended cases involving claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, securities and common law fraud, and other business related torts.

Representing PepsiCo, Inc. and Bottling Group, LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, in litigation alleging claims under the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Robinson Patman Act, the Lanham Act and Iowa competition law, and for tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, business defamation and, on behalf of a putative class, breach of contract.

David has acted for clients in a wide range of disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, securities litigation, class action defence, proceedings under the Competition Act, employment law disputes, contract disputes, breach of confidence / intellectual property disputes, fidelity bond claims, and professional negligence claims.

Arkin v Borchard and ors [2003] 2 Lloyd's Rep 225; [2004] 1 Lloyd's Rep 88, 636, [2005] EWCA Civ 655: Commercial Court litigation raising important competition law issues in the context of the activities of two liner shipping conferences; claim for damages based on alleged breaches of Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty.

Under section 36 of the Act, the potential remedies for a successful competition law private action are the actual damages (i.e., compensatory damages) proven as a result of the criminal violation (or breach of a Tribunal or court order).

In the past, the majority of competition law private actions have been commenced for alleged breaches of the criminal conspiracy or criminal misleading advertising provisions (e.g., in relation to alleged price - fixing conspiracies, misleading representations in relation to the sale of products or on occasion misleading claims in relation to wider business or investment opportunities).

As breach of competition and antitrust law has become a serious and potentially catastrophic issue for businesses of all shapes and sizes, so MI has built a substantial global network of experts on standby to act at any time.

effective and available redress for consumers and small businesses who have been affected by a breach of competition law;

Controversially, the Commission has even suggested a «double damages» rule — not dissimilar to the treble damages awarded for breaches of US competition laws.

It published the Green Paper on Damages Action for Breach of the EC Antitrust Rules in December 2005 and more recently (April 2006) the OFT has also published a discussion document, Private Actions in Competition Law: Effective Redress for Consumers and Business, on how to achieve the same aim in the UK.