On Wednesday 20 December, the General Court of the EU largely dismissed two appeals brought by banks JPMorgan Chase and Crédit Agricole against the Commission’s decision of 7 December 2016 fining them and HSBC a total of €485 million for restricting or distorting competition in the euro-denominated interest rate derivatives sector (see EUROPE B11684A3).
The General Court upheld the Commission’s findings concerning JPMorganChase’s participation in an infringement of competition...