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CFI's Cooke casts doubts on effective private antitrust litigation in Europe

By Mike Elkin ( November 16, 2007, 09:00 GMT | Insight) -- Court of First Instance Judge John Cooke, one of Europe's most experienced antitrust judges, has cast doubts about the effectiveness of private antitrust action in Europe, arguing that as a method of enforcement, private litigation “will not usually provide sufficient relief, and is either used by the very wealthy or the very bankrupt.”Lisbon – Court of First Instance Judge John Cooke, one of Europe's most experienced antitrust judges, has cast doubts about the effectiveness of private antitrust action in Europe, arguing that as a method of enforcement, private litigation “will not usually provide sufficient relief, and is either used by the very wealthy or the very bankrupt.”...

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