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Lindenbaum partner Stefan Tuinenga wrote an article in the Dutch competition law journal Mededingingsrecht in de Praktijk about the reluctancy of Dutch courts to provide access to cartel information in damages cases, and the tension this causes with the antitrust damages directive. The article also describes how the courts could provide access to information, while safeguarding confidentiality requirements. The article (in Dutch) can be found here or via Sdu OpMaat, Legal Intelligence and Rechtsorde.
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.
Lees meer13 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.
Lees meer5 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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