Global cartels handbook: leniency: policy and procedure

The only work focusing exclusively on enforcement of competition authority leniency policies around the globe, this book looks at issues for companies seeking leniency in multiple jurisdictions following the discovery of a global cartel and offers essential practical information for filing leniency applications. In recent years cartel regulation has become a key priority for competition authorities around the globe resulting in a proliferation of immunity and leniency programmes. Competition authorities are constantly developing and revising their approaches to cartel regulation and introducing new mechanisms for businesses to report cartels, seek immunity and gain leniency. The need for businesses and their advisers to be able to identify and manage their global riskexposure is morepressing than ever before.The Global Cartels Handbook addresses this pressing need by providing a comparative analysis of immunity and leniency programmes for legal practitioners and corporate counsel. It consists of a comparative introduction which identifies some of the key features of the main jurisdictions and provides some of the strategic pointers to the most appropriate forums in which to seek leniency. Aquick reference guide gives a tabular country-by-country overview of the leniency programmes inplace around the world. This is followed by a detailed point-by-point description of each leniency programme, with reference to all key case law throughout, under a set of headings which are templated across each country chapter. This template format allows for ease of reference and consistency of information andprovides essential practical information for filing a leniency application. INDICE: Introduction Quick Reference Guide Albania Australia Austria Belgium Bosnia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark EFTA Surveillance Authority Egypt El Salvador Estonia European Union Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jersey Jordan Korea Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Ukraine UnitedKingdom United States Zambia

• ISBN: 978-0-19-964100-0
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 800
• Fecha Publicación: 08/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés