In a judgment (Case C-435/18) delivered on Thursday, 12 December, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a public body that granted promotional loans to purchasers of products covered by a cartel can request compensation for loss caused by the cartel.
The Austrian Land Oberösterreich brought an action for compensation against five companies that participated in an illegal cartel in the lift market. It had not suffered any loss as a purchaser of the products...