Directors, Employees or Insurers - Who's Liable for Antitrust Fines?

By-lined article by Gilliam Sproul and Stephen Smith

On 15 January, 2010 the High Court refused to strike out a claim by Safeway (owned by Wm Morrisons Supermarkets plc since 2004) against eleven former directors and employees for damages resulting from infringements of competition law. The directors and employees have been granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal.