By Lewis Crofts ( September 21, 2026, 09:16 GMT | Insight) -- Fines may not be "appropriate" where enforcers are trying to "change market equilibrium" rather than sanction past breaches, UK judge Ian Forrester said. The jurist, who previously served as a UK judge at the EU courts, raised doubts over the effectiveness of penalties running into the billions and said they should perhaps go to supporting access to justice or supporting innovation, rather than the EU budget.Fines may not be "appropriate" where enforcers are trying to "change market equilibrium" rather than sanction past breaches, UK judge Ian Forrester said....
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