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…
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…
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…
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…
