Leniency programme and liability for damage caused by competition law infringements

The article analyses the relationship between the leniency program in competition law and liability for damages for breach of competition rules and their interaction. The author points out that current rules on private actions for damages reduce incentives for cartel participants from applying for l...

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Main Author: Rakić Ivana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2014-01-01
Series:Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2014/0003-25651402244R.pdf
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Summary:The article analyses the relationship between the leniency program in competition law and liability for damages for breach of competition rules and their interaction. The author points out that current rules on private actions for damages reduce incentives for cartel participants from applying for leniency, and therefore undermine leniency programmes. In addition, the author also explains that granting leniency recipients immunity from liability in follow-on actions for damages deprives partially the victims of competition law infringements of their subjective right to claim compensation for the harm caused to them.
ISSN:0003-2565
2406-2693