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“Does the defence have anything to say in mitigation?” “Yes, my lord. Before robbing this bank, my client walked past three others, repeating to himself, ‘I must not rob banks.’ So he would like his sentence for robbing the fourth bank reduced on account of his not having robbed the first three.” “Really, counsel?” “Yes, […]
The European Commission levies high fines on companies that break the competition rules. Some of those companies argue that the fines are now too high. So what is too high? If a company breaks the competition rule prohibitions on anti-competitive agreements or the abuse of monopoly power, then the Council has given the European Commission […]
Up until twenty years ago, there were only a handful of competition laws and competition authorities around the world. Today there are over 100. Competition rules are increasingly global, increasingly important, and increasingly in the public eye. Competition law disputes are frequently covered in the business pages of newspapers and often make the front […]