English Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Cooper Tire and Ors v. Dow Deutschland and Ors

On July 23, 2010, the English Court of Appeal rejected an appeal brought by Dow Deutschland and others against a 2009 decision of the English High Court concerning the jurisdiction of English courts over damages actions following on from a cartel infringement decision of the European Commission. The alert summarizes the background to the follow-on damages actions in question, outlines the proceedings before the Court of Appeal and its judgment, and considers the implications of that judgment.