In this issue: Addressing Large Cartel Fines Ronit Kreisberger, Jun 30, 2009 Appealing Fines in the Competition Appeal Tribunal: An Uphill Struggle? his article focuses on two particular aspects of this line of case law: the status accorded to the OFT’s Guidance on penalties and the principle of equal treatment, and then considers the implications […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Robert Lande, Jun 30, 2009 The May 13, 2009 decision by the European Commission (“EC”) holding that Intel violated Article 82 of the Treaty of Rome and should be fined a record amount and prohibited from engaging in certain conduct, set off a […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Philip Lowe, Jun 30, 2009 The level of fines imposed by the Commission with respect to cartel infringements has increased considerably over the past decade. In recent years, the Commission has imposed a number of record fines for cartel infringements, including fines amounting […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle John Vickers, Jun 30, 2009 One of the most controversial questions in current competition policy is when, if ever, should competition law require a firm with market power to share its property, notably intellectual property, with its rivals? And if supply is required, […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Bo Vesterdorf, Jun 30, 2009 The principal function of the Community Courts, the Court of Justice (“ECJ”) and the Court of First Instance (“CFI”) is to ensure that in the interpretation and application of the Treaty (and secondary EC law) the law is […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Ronit Kreisberger, Jun 30, 2009 The Competition Appeal Tribunal (“the CAT”) gave judgment in the NAPP case, the first ever appeal, which included an appeal on penalty, under the Competition Act 1998 (“the Competition Act”) back in January 2002. In the intervening seven […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Hazel Pearson, Jun 30, 2009 The recent decision by the European Commission to impose on the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer, Intel Corporation, an eye-watering EUR 1.06 billion fine for breaching EC competition law made headlines around the world. Announcing the fine, Competition […]