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Stefan Tuinenga wrote the yearly overview of antitrust litigation cases before Dutch civil courts for the journal Markt & Mededinging, together with Reinier Lamberti of Scott+Scott. The article includes insights on the impact of the Sumal ruling of the ECJ on civil liability claims, the scope of the Masterfoods doctrine, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruling on applicable law in the air cargo cartel case and much more. You can read the article here (in Dutch).
28 November 2024 - News
On 6 November 2024, the Amsterdam District Court ruled on the methodology to be used for the damage calculation in follow-on claims of indirect purchasers from the air cargo cartel.
Read more13 November 2024 - Insights
Milieudefensie et al. claimed that Shell has a societal duty of care to reduce its emissions by 2030 with 45% compared to 2019. In first instance the District Court of The Hague ruled in favor of Milieudefensie et al. The Court of Appeal overturned the District Court’s decision and rejected the claims.
Read more5 November 2024 - Insights
AG Szpunar confirms in an opinion for the ECJ that the right for injured parties of a competition law infringement to assign their claims to a litigation vehicle for the purpose of starting damages proceedings follows directly from the cartel prohibition of Article 101 TFEU. Moreover, national rules that make the assignment of antitrust damages claims impossible or excessively difficult should be disapplied.
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