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Cartels
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Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Commission Fines Crown and Silgan €31.5 Million for Metal Cans Cartel
On July 12, 2022, the Commission fined metal packaging producers Crown and Silgan €31.5m for breaching Article 101 TFEU by exchanging sensitive information and coordinating their commercial strategies for the…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Competition Authority publishes its annual report for 2021: a record year in terms of number of merger control decisions
On July 6, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) published its annual report for the year 2021.[1] In particular, the report highlights (i) the key figures of the FCA activity in…
Litigation Finance Journal
Italian Corrugated Cardboard Cartel Collective Action
By John Freund
It is being alleged that Corrugated Cardboard products have been organized under a “cartel structure” in Italy over a 13-year period. Two contract structures have been identified as being designed…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Optical Disc Drives Cartel: The Court of Justice Upholds Fines Despite Procedural Rights Violations (Cases C-697/19 P to C-700/19 P)
On June 16, 2022, the Court of Justice set aside four judgments of the General Court and partially annulled the Commission’s decision in the Optical Disc Drives cartel case.[1] The…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Antitrust for Kids: Friendship and the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA)
By Bona Law PC
Author: Molly Donovan Amelia is 9. She makes friendship bracelets that are quite good because she uses high-sheen thread sourced directly from Brazil. Amelia sells the bracelets at school, from…
China Law Vision
Global Legal Insights Publishes “Cartels 2022”, featuring contributions from Partners Zhan Hao and Song Ying
AnJie Partners Zhan Hao and Song Ying were once again invited to pen the China chapter for Global Legal Insights: Cartels 2022 (“Cartels 2022”), which has been published recently. Cartels…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Council of State judgments on bid-rigging in a tender procedure for the award of facility maintenance services
On May 9, 2022, the Council of State delivered three judgments in annulment proceedings brought by the addressees of a 2019 ICA decision, which found 19 companies liable for participating…
Cartel Capers
Panel Overload? Will My Suits Fit?–ABA and GCR Cartels Conferences
After two plus years of connecting with my colleagues via Zoom I am excited to be heading to Washington D.C. next week for two great competition law programs–the ABA Antitrust…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Council of State Revokes Medical Oxygen Cartel Rulings and Orders a Re-assessment of the Cases
In a series of non-final judgments, published between February 15 and 25, 2022 (the “Judgments”),[1] the Council of State upheld the appeals for revocation filed by Medicair Italia S.r.l., Medigas…
Litigation Finance Journal
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Certifies Collective Action Against Shipping Companies For Overcharging Customers
By John Freund
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has certified a collective action against multiple maritime car carriers who operated an illegal cartel to manipulate car shipping prices. Certification clears the way…