Time for (private) action?
June 16th, 2009
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Until recently, the risk for those involved in cartels in the EU of being sued for damages was more theoretical than real. But in the last couple of years, we have seen more damages actions than ever before. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has become an attractive forum for these types of actions, and at the same time the European Commission is looking for ways of facilitating them. Nevertheless, there are still considerable hurdles in the way of claimants seeking redress. This SCLF event will focus on some of the burning issues in this fast-evolving area of competition law.
Our three speakers are:
Sir Gerald Barling, President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Sir Gerald joined the CAT in 2008, having been one of the leading lights of the competition/European Bar. Sir Gerald has been involved in numerous ground breaking cases including the Sunday trading cases and the constitutionally significant Factortame actions.
Robin Noble, Oxera Economic Consulting. Robin has been involved in a number of major damages cases, including in the UK, the Netherlands and South Africa. Oxera is currently engaged in a project for the Commission to develop practical methodologies that can be used and understood by courts throughout the EU to calculate damages.
Aidan Robertson QC, Brick Court Chambers. Aidan has appeared in numerous important cases, including acting for claimants in the first cartel damages action in the CAT and the first challenge to a merger decision in the CAT.
Programme:
Time: 17:00 – 20:00
Venue: Maclay Murray and Spens LLP
Quartermile One
15 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh EH3 9EP
RSVP:
To register please email Brigitte Buice at:
brigitte.buice@shepwedd.co.uk
Flyer:
Click here to download the flyer for this event:
http://scotcomp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/autumn-invitation.pdf
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