OFT Discussion Paper on Private Enforcement

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Diana Good, May 04, 2007

The UK Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) Discussion Paper on private actions (published on 18 April 2007) follows the European Commission’s Green Paper initiative with an emphasis on consumer actions. Whilst there are a number of sensible proposals adopted in the paper, there are other areas where it is questionable whether the approach is either necessary or desirable. As a competition litigator,