December 18, 2024
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The 7th CPRC Osaka Symposium
Today, I would like to introduce the 7th Osaka Symposium to be held by the Competition Policy Research Center (CPRC) on Friday, January 24, 2025. The symposium is scheduled to take place at a venue in Osaka Prefecture and will also be accessible online. We just started accepting registrations for participation today.
The theme of this symposium is “Civil Litigation in Antimonopoly Cases.” The Antimonopoly Act (the Act) provides civil remedies in the form of claims for damages and injunctions. These remedies allow enterprises and consumers who have suffered damage due to violations of the Act to take independent measures to prevent further harm or recover their losses.
This symposium will include lectures and a panel discussion regarding civil litigation under the Act including the claims by researchers and practitioners of the Act on the current situation of the utilization in Japan, issues for its further utilization, the role to be played by the JFTC, and comparisons with other countries.
The civil remedies system under the Act was established in 2001, and nearly a quarter-century has passed since then. However, there are opinions that it has not been fully utilized. Furthermore, some suggest that the JFTC’s enforcements and recommendations should be leveraged more effectively in civil litigation. At this symposium, discussions among experts on the future direction of civil remedies will provide meaningful insights and contribute significantly to the ongoing development of this system.
Details about the symposium, including the speakers and lecture topics, are available in the flyer (in Japanese) we are distributing. The event is supported by the Kansai Economic Federation and co-organized by the Osaka Bar Association, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, the Fair Trade Institute, the Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation, etc.
We encourage your active participation.
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