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Private Antitrust Litigation: A Global Guide From Practical Law, 2nd Edition

Private Antitrust Litigation: A Global Guide From Practical Law, 2nd Edition

Author: Bernardine Adkins; Sam Beighton
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414051256
Published In: November 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Iceland, International, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Slovak Republic, South Korea, Turkey, U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The growing enforcement activities undertaken by antitrust authorities worldwide has resulted in parties injured by antitrust infringements increasingly seeking to recover prospective losses before the courts.

These private antitrust claims frequently give rise to a wide range of complex issues for claimants, defendants and courts alike, and this area of law continues to evolve rapidly.

The Private Antitrust Litigation Global Guide provides a high level overview of the legal basis for bringing private antitrust litigation actions; parties to an action; limitation periods and forum; standard of proof and liability; costs and timing; pre-trial applications and hearings; alternative dispute resolution; settlement or discontinuance of an action; proceedings at trial; available defences; available remedies; appeals and proposed legislative reform.

The Private Antitrust Litigation Global Guide serves as a single, essential, starting point of practical reference for both clients and practitioners in considering the various merits of commencing, defending or settling antitrust claims.
1. Legal basis for bringing Private Antitrust Litigation Actions
2. Parties to Action
3. Limitation periods and Forum
4. Standard of Proof and Liability
5. Cost and Timing
6. Pre-Trial Applications
7. Evidence and Legal Privilege
8. Alternative Dispute Resolution
9. Settlement or Discountenance of an Action
10. Proceedings at trial
11. Available defences
12. Available remedies
13. Appeals
14. Reforms
THE FIRM:

Established in 1834, Wragge & Co LLP is a UK-headquartered international law firm, advising clients worldwide from offices in Birmingham and London in the UK, Guangzhou in China and Munich in Germany, plus affiliated offices in Paris and the United Arab Emirates. With 125 partners and more than 600 lawyers, it has the resource and expertise to handle the largest instructions.

Committed to delivering first-class legal advice and a partner-led service, Wragge & Co is well known for its technical excellence, in-depth sector knowledge and single team approach. This ensures its clients consistently receive timely, innovative, and above all, commercially relevant legal solutions, wherever they operate around the globe.

GENERAL EDITORS:

Bernardine Adkins (LLB (Hons), MA (College of Europe)) was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1987, qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1992, and is currently a member of the Barreau de Bruxelles. Bernardine joined Wragge & Co LLP as a partner in 1999 and has been head of the Antitrust team since 2004. She has considerable experience in relation to private antitrust litigation, representing both claimants and defendants, and is involved in a number of high-profile matters presently before the High Court of England and Wales.

Samuel Beighton (BA (Hons) (First Class), PgDip (King’s College, London)) is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, and joined Wragge & Co LLP in 2006. In recent years, Samuel has been engaged upon a range of private antitrust litigation actions, and is also involved in proceedings presently before the High Court of England and Wales.