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UK competition: Court of Appeal revises LCD cartel damages quantification and pass-on; CMA accepts Apple/Google DMCC app store and interoperability commitments; call for evidence on steering; upcoming dates

Published on: 01 April 2026

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Antitrust Court of Appeal partially upholds appeal regarding calculation of damages in LCD panels cartel

The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in Granville Technology Group Ltd v LG Display Co Ltd & Anor, an appeal against the High Court’s assessment of damages arising from the defendants’ involvement in the LCD panels cartel, as established by a European Commission decision.

Background

On 8 December 2010, the Commission determined that six manufacturers had participated in a cartel breaching Article 101 TFEU in relation to LCD panels used in IT products and televisions equal to or greater than 12 inches. The participants were:

  • LG Display
  • AU Optronics
  • InnoLux
  • Chunghwa Picture Tubes
  • HannStar Display Corporation
  • Samsung Electronics

The Commission found a single and continuous infringement from October 2001 to February 2006, featuring price coordination and exchanges of commercially sensitive information, including on production, capacity utilisation and pricing. In February 2014, the General Court upheld the Commission’s 2010 decision but reduced the fines levied on certain parties due to calculation errors. Subsequent appeals by LG Display and InnoLux were later dismissed in their entirety by the Court of Justice...

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