Morris Schonberg is an associate in the Competition, Regulation and Trade Law practice of Herbert Smith Freehills (London offices). Prior to this he was an associate in the EU and Competition practice of White & Case in Brussels. He has experience in a variety of EU law matters, with a particular focus on competition law, state-aid, public procurement and international trade. Morris trained as an English solicitor in the London office of White & Case, gaining experience in litigation, arbitration and finance, in addition to EU law matters. Morris obtained his Bachelor’s degree in law from Cambridge University and studied competition law and European Union business law on his Master’s degree in law (BCL) at Oxford University.
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In an unprecedented move, the European Commission has slashed the fine imposed on the ArcelorMittal group for its participation in a pre-stressing steel cartel, by around 80 per cent. On 30 June 2010 the Commission had fined ArcelorMittal, and 16 other producers, a total of around €518.5 (...)
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In a judgment delivered on 3 March 2011 in Cases T-117/07 Areva v European Commission and T-121/07 Alstom v European Commission, the General Court of the European Union (the ‘Court’) the Court confirmed the general rule that when a wholly-owned subsidiary that has infringed competition law is (...)
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The English Court of Appeal has rejected a creative attempt to use existing English civil procedure rules to craft an ‘opt-out’ style class-action. The matter concerned an action for damages arising from the international air freight cartel, in which the European Commission has recently fined (...)
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With the jurisdiction of England and Wales becoming an increasingly popular forum for competition law claims, potential litigants continue to observe with interest how the peculiarities of English civil procedure will be applied in the competition law context. This case concerned the English (...)
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