When Private Enforcement Meets Leniency
On June 14, 2011, the European Court of Justice decided that EU law allows third parties, who are suing cartel members for money damages, access to information and evidence gathered in criminal antitrust investigations. The decision may mean the end for leniency procedures, now that cartel members looking for a way out are faced with potential disclosure of the often incriminating information they provide the competition authorities.
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