Sentencing Referencer 2013 provides clear and practical guidance on over 100 sentencing topics laid out in an easy to navigate A-Z format. This is an invaluable tool to be used both in court and in the office and is the first port of call when seeking basic sentencing guidance. It takes the reader through each sentencing topic, the topics are laid out in alphabetical order, and legislation most applicable to the case is highlighted, followed by advice and the procedures to follow in court.

Here For The first time is a comprehensive one-volume analysis that helps you to evaluate and successfully bring or defend a private antitrust suit. With Private Antitrust Actions you'll know exactly what it takes to determine if a party has standing to bring a civil antitrust suit, take advantage of (or overcome) available exemptions and immunities, and counsel any business on effective antitrust strategy. With detailed information on how the amount of the award is calculated, you'll be able to evaluate each case for potential recovery (or costs) and attorney's fees. And you'll also see how the federal courts are now interpreting and applying standards governing such matters as: Antitrust injury and standing Federal preemption Insurance exemption for HMOs and managed care plan Labor exemption and professional sports State action immunity Statute of limitations and fraudulent concealment Class certification and settlement Summary judgment and judgment as a matter of law Expert testimony in establishing damages ...plus in-depth exploration of areas where conflicting authority and unresolved questions persist.

Provides a new conceptualization of competition law as economic inequality and its interaction with efficiency become of central concern to policy and decision-makers.

Companies in Europe and Japan are increasingly the target of private antitrust litigation. These lawsuits are being facilitated by favorable case law, legislative changes, and a growing awareness of antitrust remedies in all layers of society. This book analyzes and compares this burgeoning area of litigation in the European Union and Japan. It examines the legal framework for these actions and takes stock of the hundreds of actions for damages and injunctive relief that have been brought in Japan and the EU. It also looks at the novel contexts in which private litigants are invoking antitrust violations, such as in derivative suits and in actions to challenge arbitral awards. Finally, the book assesses the impact of private litigation on the enforcement of antitrust law and shows how Japan's experience can be useful for Europe and vice versa in shaping future reforms.

This book introduces the reader to key legal provisions and case-law related to the procedural and substantive issues that may arise in damages litigation for breach of anti-competitive agreements and abuses of a dominant position prohibitions. For the past decade, academic publications have focused on the proposal for a Directive on damages actions, then the Directive 2014/104/EU of 26 November 2014 itself, and finally the transposition texts. However, this understandable interest should not lead to overlook the fact that the Directive has been applied very little until now. This is mainly due to its application ratione temporis. In addition to the fact that Member States only transposed the Directive between the end of 2016 and 2018, Article 22 of the Directive provides that the substantive rules contained in the Directive cannot be applied to infringements subsequent to the national laws transposing them, while the procedural rules of the Directive apply to proceedings commenced on or after 26 December 2014. Thus, it is prior domestic law that continues to govern the vast majority of cases before national courts in the “Pre-Directive era.” In addition, a number of issues of the utmost importance have not been addressed by the Directive, such as questions of international jurisdiction or the quantification of “interests.” For these reasons, it seemed necessary not to limit this book to commenting on the Directive, important as it is, but to go beyond it. Directed by Rafael Amaro, this book contains the contributions from leading academics, attorneys, jurists and economists in the field of the private enforcement of competition law. It is composed of thematic chapters dealing with matters such as applicable law in international litigation, limitation, quantification of damages, from both a European Union and a national perspective, as well as national chapters presenting the state of play in several European States.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The most important book on antitrust ever written. It shows how antitrust suits adversely affect the consumer by encouraging a costly form of protection for inefficient and uncompetitive small businesses.