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Assessment of damages in the retail electricity market for alleged unfair commercial practices
Lear is assisting a leading operator in the electricity retail market in a damages action started by a competitor. The competitor claims that Lear’s client has implemented unfair commercial practices aimed at winning back customers switched to the competitor.
Litigation
Damages quantification in the e-commerce sector
Lear was appointed by a firm active in the e-commerce sector to quantify the damage arising from an abuse of dominant position by a competitor in an adjacent market. The abuse of dominant position was ascertained by the European Commission.
Litigation
Dispute in the Italian copyright sector
Lear assisted an Italian collecting society in rebutting a damages claim made by one of its competitors. The competitor alleged inter alia to have been denied access to information constituting an essential input to operate in the market and estimated damages accordingly.
Litigation
Dispute in the Italian broadcasting sector
Lear assisted an Italian broadcaster claiming damages resulting from discrimination in promotion efforts. Lear economists were involved in proceedings before the court appointed expert aimed at ascertaining the extent of the discrimination that the broadcaster was subjected to.
Litigation
Damages quantification in the football audio-visual rights market
Lear has been appointed to quantify the damage arising from an anti-competitive agreement aimed at altering the tenders for the award of audio-visual rights for the broadcasting of Italian football matches abroad. The media firms involved in the agreement were sanctioned by the Italian Competition Authority in early 2019.
Litigation
Damages estimation for potential breach of contract in the long-term car rental sector
In 2019, Lear advised a firm supplying long-term car rental services in assessing whether to unilaterally terminate a contract with one of its customers. Lear provided an independent estimate of the effects of the unilateral termination in terms of the amount of damages that the client would be liable for in the event of a […] Read more
Litigation
Damages estimation for potential breach of contract in the long-term car rental sector
Lear advised a firm offering long-term car rental services, who is assessing whether to unilaterally terminate a contract with one of its clients. Lear provided an independent estimate of the effects of the unilateral termination in terms of the amount of damages that the client would be liable for the event of a unilateral termination […] Read more
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