The English law of causation and the passing-on defence

From Competition Bulletin: The English law of causation and the passing-on defence


“One of the big questions of English competition law is whether there is such a thing as a “passing-on defence” – – i.e. whether the damages suffered by a purchaser of a cartelized product are reduced or mitigated if he “passes on” some of the overcharge to his own customers. Two follow-on damages actions were […]”


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Kevin Coates, 'The English law of causation and the passing-on defence' (21st Century Competition, 23 July 2014) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/the-english-law-of-causation-and-the-passing-on-defence/> accessed 8 April 2026.

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Kevin Coates. "The English law of causation and the passing-on defence." 21st Century Competition, 23 July 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/the-english-law-of-causation-and-the-passing-on-defence/.

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@misc{kevin-coates2014, author = {Kevin Coates}, title = {{The English law of causation and the passing-on defence}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/the-english-law-of-causation-and-the-passing-on-defence/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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