White Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of European Antitrust Rules
June 2008
Dr. Assimakis Komninos
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On 3 April 2008, the European Commission released a White Paper on Damages for Actions for Breach of Antitrust Rules together with a Staff Working Paper and Impact Assessment Report. The White Paper suggests specific policy choices and measures that would help give all victims of infringements of EC competition law access to effective redress mechanisms so that they can be fully compensated for the harm they have suffered.
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on the White Paper on Damages for Actions for Breach of Antitrust Rules
The most important proposals in the White Paper are:
- Antitrust infringement — Broad rule of standing and passing-on
- Collective claims — class actions
- Protection for amnesty — leniency beneficiaries and applicants
- Easier access to evidence for plaintiffs
- Liability based on no fault
Our EU Antitrust/Competition Law Group
Our Brussels office lies at the hub of a very strong EU law practice. We are recognised for our unparalleled experience in competition law, State Aid, litigation before the European Courts, international trade and customs, as well as dealing with regulations affecting particular market sectors, such as telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, IT, energy, consumer electronics and financial services. Our Brussels practice is strongly supported by EU antitrust and competition practices in France, Germany, throughout Eastern Europe and the United States.
White & Case advises on a wide range of class actions. In the US, our commercial litigators have extensive experience in class actions, including representing clients in some of the largest class actions ever filed. In Europe, we advise on class actions in jurisdictions which permit them, and follow developments closely elsewhere. The experience of our Brussels office in defending parties accused of cartel activity means that we are well-placed to advise clients as new class action legislation comes into force in European jurisdictions.
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