Infederation Ltd v Google, Inc & Ors [2015] EWHC 3705 (Ch) (17 December 2015)

Infederation Ltd v Google, Inc & Ors [2015] EWHC 3705 (Ch) (17 December 2015)

There are cogent reasons for permitting the claimant to provide its analysis of disclosed documents to the European Commission, as the documents are already in the Commission's possession, the analysis will assist in ensuring consistency between national and Commission proceedings, and the objections raised by the defendants are insubstantial.

Citation
[2015] EWHC 3705 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: INFEDERATION LIMITED; Defendant: GOOGLE, INC; Defendant: GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED; Defendant: GOOGLE UK LIMITED
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Competition Law Claim / Application for Permission to Use Disclosed Documents for Collateral Purpose
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Abuse of Dominance, Disclosure of Documents, Collateral Purpose Rule, Parallel Proceedings, Article 102 TFEU, Section 18 Competition Act 1998
Competition Law Civil Procedure Abuse of Dominance Disclosure of Documents Collateral Purpose Rule Parallel Proceedings Article 102 TFEU Section 18 Competition Act 1998

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Parties

INFEDERATION LIMITED

Claimant

GOOGLE, INC

Defendant

GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED

Defendant

GOOGLE UK LIMITED

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Competition Law Claim / Application for Permission to Use Disclosed Documents for Collateral Purpose

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant should be granted permission under CPR 31.22(1)(b) to use disclosed documents for the purpose of making submissions to the European Commission in parallel competition proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

There are cogent reasons for permitting the claimant to provide its analysis of disclosed documents to the European Commission, as the documents are already in the Commission's possession, the analysis will assist in ensuring consistency between national and Commission proceedings, and the objections raised by the defendants are insubstantial.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Permission granted for the claimant to provide its redacted analysis of disclosed documents to the European Commission.