Why should corporations spend time and money in developing compliance programs when their efforts don’t count with the regulators? Are compliance programs worthwhile irregardless? Given such incidents as the diverse approaches of U.S. regulators over Honeywell, different attitudes of Member State authorities and DG Comp, and compliance advice published by global regulators, these questions have become noteworthy. Danny Sokol and Joe Murphy have helped organize a special two-part issue to explore these questions in depth. Last week we presented views from the corporate arena; this week we’ll present articles from regulators and others.
And, while a bit apart from the main topic, we bring regulatory emphasis on punishment back to basics with a special article asking, Are Rights Finally Becoming Fundamental?
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Compliance, Part 2
Compliance with Competition Rules The Way to Go
While it is clear that companies are under an obligation to comply with the rules, they are largely free to decide how to go about their compliance efforts. Ingrid Breit, Jeroen Capiau, Andrew Essilfie (DG Comp)
OFT Competition Law Compliance Resources
Successfully creating a compliance culture can help businesses avoid the severe consequences of infringing competition law prohibitions. Steven Preece (OFT)
A Balanced Approach to Enforcement and Outreach
Without advocacy and outreach, enforcement alone cannot positively ensure competitive markets. (Competition Commission of Singapore)
The Australian Approach to Competition Law Compliance Programs
Pleading compliance programs as a mitigating factor in an enforcement action is not clear cut in Australia. Bill Dee (Compliance and Complaints Advisory Service)
Are We Winning the Fight Against Cartels?
Competition enforcement agencies have been sending stronger and stronger messages to potential offenders for years. But is anyone receiving them? If they are, do they care? Jeremy West (OECD)
Framework-Document of 10 February 2012 on Antitrust Compliance Programmes
A list of best practices that can contribute to the efficiency of antitrust compliance programmes is laid out in the current framework-document. (Autorit de la Concurrence)
Are Rights Finally Becoming Fundamental?
The EU’s forthcoming direct accession to the ECHR gives the ECtHR and the EU courts the perfect opportunity to find that competition law proceedings must fully respect the fair trial rights and presumption of innocence. Kristina Nordlander & Patrick Harrison (Sidley Austin)
