Private enforcement is a hot topic these days—while the Commission has been mulling over general legislation, Great Britain recently took several steps towards encouraging more class actions. To bring everyone…

Christopher Brown, Scott Campbell, Apr 16, 2013 In April 2012, the U.K. Government launched a consultation on possible reform of the U.K. regime for private redress in respect of breaches…

Renato Nazzini, Apr 16, 2013 The process of reform of private actions in the United Kingdom has been a long one. Probably, rightly so. Any reforms aimed at making it…

Sharon Robertson, Apr 16, 2013 Free enterprise and competition are critical to the success of a market economy. In the United States, the class action mechanism is one of the…

Adrian Emch, Jonathan Liang, Apr 16, 2013 On March 20, 2013, the Guangdong High People’s Court issued its verdict in the dispute between two leading Chinese information technology companies, Qihoo…

Hao Qian, Apr 16, 2013 Trade associations present a peculiar issue in China’s competition law, due to their unusual origin and development. No voluntarily established business associations were possible or…

Ana Paula Martinez, Mariana Tavares de Araujo, Apr 16, 2013 Private antitrust enforcement in Brazil has been on the rise over the past five years. This may be due to…

Omar Guerrero Rodriquez, Alan Ramirez Casazza, Apr 16, 2013 For almost 20 years private enforcement for damages of competition law in Mexico was non-existent. As discussed below, there have only been…

Kazunori Furuya, Mitsuo Matsushita, Apr 16, 2013 The Japanese Antimonopoly Law (hereafter referred to as “JAML”) was enacted in 1947 as part of the Economic Democratization Policy introduced into Japan…