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Copper cartel participant’s human rights appeal rejected by ECJ

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 16 2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected arguments by two participants in a copper cartel that the General Court infringed community law and their fundamental right to a fair trial by failing to carry out an adequate review of the Commission’s decision

The OFT’s case goes up in smoke

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 16 2011

The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) handed down a judgment on 12 December 2011, in which it refused to permit the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to alter and refine its case against members of an alleged tobacco cartel

High Court refuses judicial review of a decision to reject an incomplete tender

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 10 2011

On 27 October 2011, the High Court, in Hossacks v The Legal Services Commission, declined an application for judicial review of a decision to reject an incomplete and erroneous tender

Solvay’s 23m fine overturned as Commission pays the price for procedural errors

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • November 10 2011

On 25 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) annulled the General Court’s judgments and overturned over 20m in fines on Solvay, the world’s largest producer of soda ash, for abuse of dominance and price-fixing

EU law cannot be applied retroactively to penalise Czech cartel

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • Czech Republic, European Union
  • -
  • October 3 2011

Advocate General Kokott (AG) has given an opinion that EU anti-cartel laws cannot apply to companies in EU member states for actions taking place before the date of that country’s accession to the EU

BAA challenges decision by Competition Commission on divestment of airports

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 3 2011

BAA claims that the Competition Commission’s (CC) conclusions over the need for divestment of airports are “flawed” and “irrational”

In-house lawyers do not have standing before the European courts

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Poland
  • -
  • October 3 2011

In a recent ruling, the General Court declared inadmissible an appeal in a competition case on the basis that the appeal was brought by an in-house lawyer rather than external counsel

General Court refuses to release a company from paying its fine or giving a guarantee

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • August 19 2011

The General Court has rejected an application by Fapricela to relieve it from the obligation to pay a fine of 8.874m, pending the outcome of its appeal against the decision

Cement manufacturers ask general court for relief from 100-page information request

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • August 19 2011

Four cement manufacturers applied to the General Court for the suspension of an information request served by the European Commission on 30 March 2011 as part of its investigation into a suspected cartel in the cement industry

Appeals against the bleaching chemicals cartel decision dismissed

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • July 27 2011

The General Court has dismissed appeals by Total, Elf Aquitaine and Arkema France against the Commission decision in the bleaching chemicals cartel decision