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 | Jan 21, 2016 | General
This is a lightly edited version of a speech I gave at the Chillin’ Competition conference late last year where I gave the opening speech for the panel, “An Emerging Competition Law for a New Economy?” I begin with the usual disclaimer that I’m...
by Kevin Coates | Sep 18, 2015 | General
This post sets out one way to analyse evidence in cartel cases. It is probably of most interest to people in competition authorities but may also be of interest to anyone who has to put a complex story together from many pieces of evidence. There are certainly ways...
