Summary
WHISTLEBLOWERS have been given an incentive to come forward and burst cartels after the Lord Advocate agreed to new rules on leniency for offenders.
In the rest of the UK, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can offer firms involved in cartel activity, such as price-fixing or bid- rigging, leniency during criminal prosecution, or immunity from fines, if they provide information to help stop a cartel.See the full content of this document
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Leniency Deal for Firms That Blow Whistle On Cartels
The fines can amount to 10 per cent of a company's turnover, and in 2007 the...
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