TY - JOUR
T1 - The Akzo ruling of the Court of Justice and the Private Enforcement of European Union Competition Law: Two Steps Back, One Step Forward
AU - Rizzuto, F.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Questions the European Court of Justice's contribution to the legal certainty of private competition enforcement in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v European Commission (C-550/07 P), on whether in-house lawyers were excluded from legal professional privilege in the context of Commission investigations, regardless of possible non-exclusion under national competition law. Reviews previous case law and European Ombudsman commentary on, or with implications for, access to evidence for private enforcement purposes. Welcomes the court's affirmation of the Commission's legislative competence in this area.
AB - Questions the European Court of Justice's contribution to the legal certainty of private competition enforcement in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v European Commission (C-550/07 P), on whether in-house lawyers were excluded from legal professional privilege in the context of Commission investigations, regardless of possible non-exclusion under national competition law. Reviews previous case law and European Ombudsman commentary on, or with implications for, access to evidence for private enforcement purposes. Welcomes the court's affirmation of the Commission's legislative competence in this area.
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M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 1756-6002
VL - 3
SP - 131
EP - 141
JO - Global Competition Litigation Review
JF - Global Competition Litigation Review
IS - 4
ER -