This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Comment: DAF’s failed truck-cartel appeal will encourage future UK damages claimants

By Simon Zekaria ( March 7, 2024, 12:14 GMT | Comment) -- DAF’s recent UK appeal defeat, confirming a damages payout to Royal Mail and BT Group over truck price-fixing activity, will encourage other cartel victims that they too can win multimillion-pound damages in court. It contains considerable criticism of DAF's case that can be read across to the situation of other cartelists, including that if they don't show evidence of how their collusion worked, judges can reasonably see that in a bad light.Truckmaker DAF’s recent UK appeal defeat, confirming a damages payout to Royal Mail and BT Group over price-fixing activity, will encourage other cartel victims that they too can win multimillion-pound damages in court....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections