Judges should reassess Guardian's damages for delayed cartel ruling, legal opinion says

By Michael Acton and Lewis Crofts ( May 16, 2019, 09:37 GMT | Insight) -- Guardian Europe, a glass products maker fined by the EU for taking part in a cartel, should be able to argue again before judges over how its business was harmed by the time it took a lower court to come to a ruling in its appeal process, a legal opinion prepared for the EU’s top court said today. Guardian was awarded damages by the EU's lower-tier General Court over the delays in June 2017, but Advocate General Yves Bot says the court made errors.Guardian Europe, a glass products maker fined by the EU for taking part in a cartel, should be able to argue again before judges over how its business was harmed by the time it took a lower court to come to a ruling in its appeal process, a legal opinion prepared for the EU’s top court said today....

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

Judges should reassess Guardian's damages for delayed cartel ruling, legal opinion says

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

Related Sections