The private enforcement of competition law in Brazil is intriguing. While legislation has clearly provided for compensation for damages resulting from anticompetitive practices since the 1990s, basic…
Antitrust (collective) actions are expensive, which means that third-party funding is necessary for consumers and qualified entities seeking compensation for harm caused by infringements of…
On 1 July 2026, the Stockholm Patent and Market Court handed down judgment in PMT 1860-22, ordering Google to pay Klarna Technologies AB (formerly PriceRunner International AB) damages of roughly €1…
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,…
