Fines: Competition
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| 1 | US Antitrust Laws: Overview This Practice Note provides an overview and introduction to the main statutory provisions in the US, the US antitrust regulatory structure, the role of private antitrust enforcement and certain key concepts relevant to the application of US antitrust law. Antitrust analysis is highly fact specific and, while providing a useful starting point, the principles outlined in this Note are necessarily general in nature and do not address any of the subject matters discussed in detail. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Competition regime: EU Procedure, negotiation and ... The Practice note on Procedure, negotiation and enforcement examines the nature of the European Commission's powers of supervision and enforcement in relation to Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and the substantive and procedural limits placed upon such powers. It provides guidance on procedures used by the Commission to obtain information, bring an end to infringements and to calculate fines. The review of Commission acts by the EU Courts and enforcement of competition rules by national authorities and courts are also considered. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Competition regime: UK Procedure, negotiation and ... The Practice note on procedure, negotiation and enforcement examines the nature of the powers of the Office of Fair Trading and sectoral regulators to supervise and enforce the Competition Act 1998. It provides guidance on notifications and complaints and on procedures used by the Office of Fair Trading to obtain information, impose interim measures, bring an end to infringements and to calculate fines. Appeal rights and the possibility of bringing private actions are also considered. This section also examines the investigatory powers of the Office of Fair Trading and Serious Fraud Office in relation to the cartel offence introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002. Following a consultation in March 2011, the government has announced its decision on proposals to reform the UK competition regime. The government has decided to establish a new single Competition and Markets Authority to replace the OFT and Competition Commission. The government has also decided on various, largely procedural changes to strengthen the mergers, markets and antitrust enforcement regimes. For further information see Government decisions on establishment of Competition and Markets Authority and reform of UK competition regime. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Criminal Antitrust Enforcement in the US This Practice Note provides an overview of the legislation and policies relevant to criminal antitrust enforcement in the US, and discusses practical issues facing a company that discovers it is the potential target of a criminal investigation. Among other things, the Note addresses the potential criminal penalties for antitrust violations, and outlines the Department of Justice Antitrust Division's leniency program, by which companies and individuals can receive amnesty from criminal prosecution by reporting illegal antitrust activity and cooperating with the government's investigation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | European Commission fining policy in cartel cases This Practice note considers the European Commission's policy when imposing fines in cartel cases. It examines the steps that the Commission will take in setting fines and discusses, with examples, the principles applied by the European Courts in their assessment of fines on appeal. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | The European Commission's leniency policy This Practice note examines the provisions of the European Commission's 2006 Leniency Notice and the procedures in place for applying to the Commission for leniency in cartel cases. The note also considers the Model Leniency Programme published in 2006 by the European Competition Network and convergence between the leniency policies of the Commission and EU member states. | Practice notes | Maintained |