by Kevin Coates | Jul 5, 2016 | Cartels, Commentary, Fines
Summary The short version of this very long post is that the Commission’s current policy of applying the concept of recidivism to the highest level parent that exercises decisive influence over the infringing company appears to unduly punish undertakings that...
by Kevin Coates | May 31, 2016 | Antitrust, Commentary
Defining a set of conduct as a single and continuous infringement (SCI) has significant consequences for parties to a cartel, in particular for their exposure in follow-on damages actions. It is no surprise, therefore, that the increased prevalence of damages actions...
by Kevin Coates | May 30, 2016 | Commentary
As avid readers of social media, Politico, Chillin Competition and other places will know, I left the Commission at the end of February. On 4 April I joined Covington’s growing competition team in Brussels. I will continue to write on this blog – though...
by Kevin Coates | Feb 18, 2016 | Commentary Elsewhere
From Kluwer Competition Law Blog: DHL Italy: European Court issues key judgment on overlapping leniency procedures “On January 20, 2016, the European Court of Justice (the Court) issued a seminal preliminary ruling on the relationship between EU and Member State...
by Kevin Coates | Feb 18, 2016 | Commentary Elsewhere
From Kluwer Competition Law Blog by Jay Modrall On January 20, 2016, the European Court of Justice (the Court) issued a seminal preliminary ruling on the relationship between EU and Member State leniency programmes in Case C‑428/14, DHL Express (Italy) Srl and...
