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New development in litigation against Heineken and its Greek subsidiary
In one of the most prominent abuse of dominance cases pending in the Netherlands, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal last week reversed a judgment of the Amsterdam District Court. In 2017 Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) commenced proceedings against Heineken N.V. and its Greek subsidiary Athenian Brewery (AB) for abuse of dominance in the Greek beer
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Application of Skanska by the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal
On 26 November the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal applied the Skanska judgment of the ECJ to establish liability of a subsidiary for damages as a result of a breach of EU competition law (link). The decision stems from a follow-on damages action of TenneT in the gas-insulated switch gear cartel. In these proceedings TenneT not
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Important victory BarentsKrans in Air Cargo cartel litigation
The Amsterdam District Court rendered two groundbreaking judgments in Equilib / KLM et al, the largest private enforcement case in Europe. Equilib, funded by Claims Funding Europe and represented by BarentsKrans, had issued proceedings in 2010 when the Commission announced it had fined the members of the Air Cargo cartel for breaching article 101 TFEU
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South African Institutions back Steinhoff class action run by BarentsKrans
Many of the largest institutions in South Africa have decided to pursue claims on behalf of their clients and funds that suffered losses as a result of the collapse in the share price of global retailer Steinhoff in December 2017. The institutions include Abax Investments, Allan Gray, Bateleur Capital, Coronation, Denker, Electus, Eskom, Investec Asset Management, Investec Wealth
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Amsterdam Court clears way for Pan-European truck cartel damages claim
The European Commission (EC) announced that it had fined Scania €880 million for its participation in the 1997-2011 truck cartel. This is the second highest fine ever imposed on an individual company by the EC. The EC confirmed that the size of fine against Scania was based on the ‘serious nature of the infringement’, Scania’s
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Cartel damages practice strengthened by the arrival of Jan-Willem de Jong
Effective April 2017, Jan-Willem de Jong has joined the Corporate Litigation department of BarentsKrans, where he will focus on the cartel damages practice. Jan-Willem started his career at Houthoff Buruma in Amsterdam in 2007, where he specialised in handling complex cases involving class action litigation and mass claim settlements. In 2014, Jan-Willem worked in the United
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Guide to private antitrust litigation in The Netherlands
BarentsKrans’ lawyers Joost Fanoy, Martijn van Maanen en Tim Raats are the authors of the Dutch chapter of the PLC Global Guide to private antitrust litigation. The private antitrust litigation global guide serves as a single, essential, starting point of practical reference for both clients and practitioners in considering the various merits of commencing, defending or
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Lawsuit against European truck cartel
Following the announcement today by the European Commission that it has imposed record fines of €3 billion against five manufacturers of trucks for participating in a long running cartel, the litigation funding company Claims Funding Europe and BarentsKrans confirm that they are preparing and will file proceedings on behalf of businesses from all over Europe who
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