Spain has become one of Europe's leading laboratories for cartel damages litigation without ever developing an effective collective redress mechanism. While the country still awaits the full…
The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s refusal to certify the proposed salmon cartel collective action in Waterside Class Limited v Mowi ASA and Others [2026] CAT 32 is one of the clearest signals yet of…
Last week, the Spanish Supreme Court held a hearing on several appeals against four Provincial Court rulings regarding Scania’s liability for damages caused by the truck cartel (ES:APV:2025:1280; ES…
IntroductionProceedings for abuse of a dominant position have steadily increased in recent years, suggesting that private enforcement will also gain prominence. However, unlike in the case of cartels…
Beyond mediation: the deeper costs of the Supreme Court’s drive to standardize truck cartel damages litigation. Voluntary in form, coercive in toneThe recent non-jurisdictional agreement of the…
The issueOn 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the Meliá case. The case arose from a declaratory action seeking the disclosure of documents,…
Courts throughout Europe increasingly adopt a minimum damages approach in antitrust cases, unanimously presuming at least a 5% overcharge, driven by grounds of compensation, effectiveness and…
The Supreme Court Judgment STS 5861/2025 of 18 December 2025 represents a significant exception from the general approach of the Supreme Court to award a 5% overcharge in cases relating to the trucks…
On 16 October 2025, Commercial Court No. 14 of Madrid delivered a judgment[1] of notable relevance in the well-known Spanish Dairy Cartel case. The decision, issued by Judge Ms Carmen González Suárez…
