Programme

2 The Law and Economics of Cartel Agreements
Ewoud SAKKERS - DG COMP, European Commission
Johan YSEWYN - Linklaters LLP
  • Session 1 : Friday 22 October 2010
  • Session 2 : Friday 29 October 2010
  • Session 3 : Friday 5 November 2010
fleche Outline
  1. Economic and Historical Background on Cartel Enforcement
  2. Collusion and Leniency in Economic Theory
  3. Types of Cartel Practices
  4. Cartel Investigations in Practice: the administrative procedure
  5. The Leniency Programme: ins and outs of handling applications
  6. Fines and Limitation periods
  7. Parental liability and other Imputability Issues
  8. The Settlement Procedure
  9. Judicial Review in cartel cases
  10. International cooperation in Cartel Cases

fleche Organization

The course is entirely taught in English, with 15 in-class hours.
The course takes place over a periode of three weeks, with three weekly lectures on Friday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
A lunch is provided at 12:30 p.m. prior to the beginning of each class.
Participants will receive a documentation pack.


fleche Tuition fee

The fee for the course is €500.
In-house lawyers and civil servants are eligible for a special reduced fee of €400.


fleche Venue

The course will take place on the premises of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB), Rue Ravenstein 4, 1000 Brussels


fleche Registration