Die OFT hat überarbeitete Richtlinien zu “Director disqualification orders in competition cases” veröffentlicht. Vorangegangen war eine öffentliche Konsultation; dazu bereits hier. Die OFT fasst hier die Ergebnisse der Konsultation zusammen und nennt als Kernstücke der Reform:
The OFT will be just as concerned with directors who ought to have known of competition law breaches at a company as those who were personally involved in an infringement. Cases will be chosen based on the evidence available and seriousness of the conduct. The OFT will continue to offer immunity from disqualification orders for any director who cooperates with the OFT’s investigation and whose company benefited from leniency in respect of the same activities. There may be exceptional cases where the OFT believes it is appropriate to apply for a disqualification order where there is no prior decision or judgment on the infringement. However, as with all cases, the OFT would still have to satisfy the court that there had been an infringement of competition law.
Dazu Competition Law Blog (“grumpy old sceptical academic”):
It is welcome to see the OFT toughening its stance on a number of issues but, given that they have not yet used this power, a certain amount of scepticism is in order.
Wohl wahr. Die Möglichkeit, Geschäftsführer von der Geschäftsführung fernzuhalten, hätte es auch ohne Änderungen der Richtlinien gegeben.
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