No Restitutionary Remedy for the Victims of the Vitamins Cartel: The Decision of the English Court of Appeal in Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France)

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Stephen Wisking, Nov 29, 2008

The Court of Appeal’s decision makes is clear that an account of profits in a cartel case will only be available in very exceptional circumstances (for example, difficulties of proof of damages which are not the fault of the claimant). It will be rare for an account to be necessary to do justice in the case as the courts will approach the calculation and proof of compensatory damages on a pragma