Ben Bolderson

Nov 28, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ben Bolderson |Edward Coulson

November 28, 2023 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Generally, claims in the UK (including class actions) can be settled without court approval. Settlement is particularly important in competition damages claims, given the complexity, uncertainty and cost of litigating these claims through to trial.

Nov 28, 2023 | lexology.com | Edward Coulson |Ben Bolderson

Generally, claims in the UK (including class actions) can be settled without court approval. Settlement is particularly important in competition damages claims, given the complexity, uncertainty and cost of litigating these claims through to trial. The rapid growth of opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) challenges this. To settle an opt-out collective action in the CAT, the settlement terms must first be approved by the CAT as “just and reasonable”.

Jul 19, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ben Bolderson |George Christodoulides Christodoulides

July 19, 2023 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: SUMMARYThe ECJ’s recent preliminary ruling in C-211/22 - Super Bock Bebidas (“Super Bock”) is significant for businesses and competition authorities.

Mar 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ben Bolderson |George Christodoulides Christodoulides |Paul Culliford

SUMMARYOn 16 March 2023, the ECJ published its judgment in Towercast (C-449/21), confirming that Article 102 TFEU (which prohibits abuses of a dominant market position) may apply to transactions which fall below national and EU merger control thresholds, and have not been referred to the European Commission under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (“Merger Regulation”). This followed the opinion of Advocate-General Kokott on 13 October 2022, which we analysed here.