Firms can't recoup antitrust fines from execs' pockets, EU legal opinion says
By Lewis Crofts ( October 1, 2026, 09:18 GMT | Insight) -- A company fined for antitrust conduct shouldn’t be able to seek redress from its own executives to recoup penalties, according to a legal opinion for the EU’s highest court. Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said EU cartel law blocks a company “from seeking compensation from a member of its management body for the financial loss resulting exclusively from the payment of [a] fine.”A company fined for antitrust conduct shouldn’t be able to seek redress from its own executives to recoup penalties, according to a legal opinion for the EU’s highest court....
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