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Training program for judges and lawyers – Evaluating damages caused by anticompetitive practices
The French School for the Judiciary (ENM) and the Paris Bar School (EFB) organized on 21 and 22 November 2022 a training program on assessing damages caused by anticompetitive practices. The program was conceived and coordinated by our consultant Jean-François...
Legal rules on valuing damages: new session of our training program
A second session of this training program for judges and lawyers will be held on 16 May 2022.
Assessing harm caused by anticompetitive practives: conference held at the French Supreme Court
On 12 May 2022, the French Supreme Court held a conference on assessing damages caused buy anticompetitive practices.
Cartel damages actions in Europe – How courts have assessed cartel overcharges (5th edition 2021)
This study analyses how national courts in Europe have assessed damages in 299 cartel damages actions.
Compensation for harm caused by anticompetitive practices (2nd edition)
Rafael Amaro and Jean-François Laborde gather and analyse in this book a large number of judgments handed down by French courts in private enforcement cases.
Training program for judges and lawyers – Legal rules on valuing damages
Together with the French School for the Judiciary, the Paris Bar School organized on 23 June 2021 a training program on the legal rules applied by French courts when valuing damages
Repairing the harm caused by cartels – an overview of French cases
Our research is published in Recueil Dalloz n°2-2021.
Cartel damages actions in Europe – How courts have assessed cartel overcharges (4th edition 2019)
This article analyses how national courts in Europe have assessed damages in 239 cartel damages actions.
Training on Competition Law organized by the Paris School Bar, the French Competition Authority and Cercle Montesquieu (association of in-house counsels)
Jean-François Laborde was a member of the panel on private enforcement.
Conference at the Paris Court of Appeal on “Private enforcement: the current state of play in France and in the EU”.
On 28 March 2019, Jean-François Laborde was a member of the panel dealing with two subjects: pre-judgment interest and passing-on.
Cartel damages actions before French administrative courts
This study was published in February 2019. It combines the perspectives of Joëlle Adda (former President of the Administrative Court of Lille), Rafael Amaro (law professor) and Jean-François laborde (court-accredited expert).
Cartel damages actions in Europe – How courts have assessed cartel overcharges (edition 2018)
The third edition of our study was published in Concurrences review n° 1-2019 (Feb. 2019).
Conference on “full compensation”
This conference was organized by CNEJGE, an association of experts at French Courts of Appeal. It took place on 11 October 2018 at Automobile Club de France.
Abuses of a dominant position: a review of damages claims judged by French courts
This research was published in February 2018. Professor Suzanne Carval and Jean-François Laborde analyse 31 damages claims based on abuses of a dominant position.
The assessment of damages caused by exclusionary practices
Suzanne Carval, Professor of Law, Sylvie Nérot, Judge, and Jean-François Laborde, expert, publish a study on how French courts have assessed damages caused by exclusionary practices.
Cartel damages claims in Europe: How courts have assessed overcharges (2017 edition)
Published in November 2017, this second edition of our study gathered 98 cases from 12 countries.
Full compensation: when claimed before French courts, pre-judgment interest must be granted
Suzanne Carval and Jean-François Laborde comment an important new rule established by Cour de cassation.
Conference on “court-appointed experts in competition law damages actions”
As part of this conference held on 22 November 2017, Jean-François Laborde dealt with the subject of assessing cartel damages.
Cartel damages claims in Europe: How courts have assessed overcharges (2016 edition)
This first edition of our study was published in Concurrences review n° 1-2017 (February 2017).
Conference on “Private enforcement: changes brought by the Damages Directive (2014/104UE)”
The event was co-organized on 10 March 2017 by the Paris Court of Appeal and the French National School for the Judiciary. Jean-François Laborde presented a practical case.