EBOOK Global Cartels Handbook:Leniency: Policy and Procedure

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 risk exposure 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. A quick 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.