Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 8A U.K. Further Provision about Claims in Respect of Loss or Damage Before a Court or the Tribunal

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8A inserted (9.3.2017) by The Claims in respect of Loss or Damage arising from Competition Infringements (Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment)) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/385), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with Sch. 1 para. 5)

Part 7 U.K. Use of Evidence

Cartel leniency statements and settlement submissions U.K.

32. (1) A settlement submission which has not been withdrawn is not admissible in evidence in competition proceedings.

(2) A cartel leniency statement is not admissible in evidence in competition proceedings (whether or not it has been withdrawn).

(3) The prohibitions in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply if a party to the proceedings obtained the submission or statement—

(a) lawfully, and

(b) otherwise than from a competition authority’s file.]