Antitrust cases remain in question for EU court reforms, ECJ's Condinanzi says
By Anna Ferrari ( October 30, 2026, 10:58 GMT | Insight) -- Whether competition cases referred by national courts should be heard by the EU's lower-tier court rather than remain at its highest court will come up for debate in future reform efforts, EU Court of Justice Judge Massimo Condinanzi told MLex. In an interview, he highlighted competing arguments over consistency in EU law and discussed privacy safeguards during antitrust inspections and whether companies can recover cartel fines from managers.Whether competition cases referred by national courts should be heard by the EU's lower-tier court rather than remain at its highest court will be among options considered as part of a future reform exercise, EU Court of Justice judge Massimo Condinanzi said....
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