Exclusive: Leniency Survey Indicates Revived EU Regime Still Needs Strengthening

Johan Ysewyn’s commentary was included in a GCR article covering the firm’s third survey canvassing the views of practitioners, in-house counsel and enforcers on whether immunity and leniency applications are declining in the EU.

Commenting on conclusions that can be drawn from the survey results, Johan said there is always a “substantial time lag” between the detection of a conspiracy and the issuing of a cartel infringement decision, so the survey acts as a “canary in the mine”. “Compared to the previous survey, the latest results indicate an increased perception that immunity and leniency applications are on the rise,” he added.

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