European Competition Law Annual 2008: Antitrust Settlements Under EC Competition Law

Prelims......Page 2
Permanent Sponsors of the Annual EUI Competition Workshops......Page 6
List of Participants......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
Table of Cases......Page 16
Introduction......Page 30
Session One: Principles and Objectives of Antitrust Settlements, Panel 1......Page 76
1 The Use of Settlements in Public Antitrust Enforcement: Objectives and Principles......Page 102
2 The Legal Framework Governing Negotiated Settlements/Plea Agreements in Cartel Cases in the United States......Page 122
3 Settlements in Cartel Cases......Page 142
4 Settlements in Antitrust Enforcement: A U.S. Economic Perspective......Page 160
5 A Political Science Approach: Restorative Justice and the “Fairness Critique”......Page 168
Panel II......Page 186
1 A Principled Approach to Settlements: A Few Open Issues......Page 218
2 Cartel Settlements in the U.S. and EU: Similarities, Differences and Remaining Questions......Page 246
3 Antitrust Settlements under EC Competition Law: The Point of View of the Defendants......Page 260
4 Negotiated Antitrust Settlements: Some Perspectives from U.S. Defendants......Page 280
5 Principles and Objectives of Formal and Informal Settlements in EU Competition Cases: The Claimant’s Perspective......Page 312
6 Negotiated Antitrust Settlements: Some Perspectives from the Point of View of (Potential) Plaintiffs......Page 326
7 Negotiated Settlements under EC Competition Law: A Judicial Perspective......Page 336
8 Antitrust Settlements in the United States......Page 352
9 Negotiated Settlements in EC Competition Law: The Perspective of the Legal Profession......Page 380
10 Implications of International Cartel Settlements for Private Rights of Action......Page 392
Session Two - Panel III......Page 404
1 Plea Bargaining and the Enforcement of Competition Law Against Cartels in the United States......Page 424
2 Cartel Settlements in Criminal and Civil Proceedings: A Canadian Perspective......Page 434
3 EU Settlement Procedure: Public Enforcement Policy Perspective......Page 466
1 Panel Discussion......Page 498
2 The French “Non-Contest Procedure”: a Practitioner’s Point of View......Page 528
3 Settlements in Cartel Cases: Practical Experience in Germany......Page 546
4 The Dutch Experience with Plea Bargaining/Direct Settlements......Page 556
5 Antitrust Settlements in the Netherlands: A Useful Source of Inspiration?......Page 564
6 The Emerging Settlements Regime in the UK: The Use of “Settlements” in Competition Act Cases......Page 574
7 Settling an Appropriate Policy: Reflections on OFT Work in Progress......Page 586
Session Three - Panel V......Page 598
1 Commitment Decisions under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003: The Developing EC Practice and Case Law......Page 622
2 Commitment Decisions ex Regulation 1/2003: Procedure and Effects......Page 656
1 Panel Discussion......Page 678
2 Creating New Rules or Closing Easy Cases? Policy Consequences for Public Enforcement of Settlements under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003......Page 712
3 Antitrust Settlements in the EU: Private Incentives and Enforcement Policy......Page 736
4 Impact of public enforcement on antitrust damages actions: Some Likely Effects of Settlements and Commitments on Private Actions for Damages......Page 752
5 The Interaction between Settlements and Private Litigation— An Economic Perspective......Page 762
References......Page 782