Market Court allows competition authority to order employee to attend hearing for unrelated investigations.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Market Court ruled that the Competition Authority was entitled to order an employee to attend a hearing regarding investigations into different violations than those currently under trial. The Authority argued that this procedural step was necessary to gather evidence for separate ongoing investigations, while the company contested the scope of the authority's power. The court decided in favor of the Authority, establishing that the power to order hearings extends to other investigations conducted by the same authority.
Legislator headnote
AI generated45 § of the Competition Act; The Competition Authority may order an employee to attend a hearing for investigations into violations other than those currently the subject of the proceedings.
Keywords
AI generatedCited Legislation
AI generatedCited Case Law
AI generatedRelated Decisions
AI generatedFull text
Konkurrensverket har ansetts berättigat att, efter det att verket väckt talan mot ett företag, enligt 45 § konkurrenslagen ålägga en vid företaget anställd person att inställa sig för förhör då verket bedrev utredning om andra misstänkta överträdelser av konkurrenslagen än de som var föremål för den pågående processen (jämför MD 2001:7).