Case C- 550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission [Archived]

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Case C- 550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission [Archived]

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CASE HUB—Case C– 550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission—appeal to the Court of Justice of the General Court judgment upholding the Commission decision that internal communications between companies and their in-house counsel and employees are not protected by legal professional privilege.

ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 14 September 2010; it is no longer maintained.

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OutlineCase C– 550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission—appeal to the Court of Justice of the General Court judgment upholding the Commission decision that internal communications between companies and their in-house counsel and employees are not protected by legal professional privilege.14/09/2010Court of Justice issues judgment dismissing appeal
Parties• Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd (Akzo) and its subsidiary Akcros Chemicals Ltd (Akcros) • European Commission. 29/04/2010Advocate-General issues opinion
Market(s)Legal services 30/11/2007Appeal before the Court of Justice
Background to reference• On 10 February 2003, the Commission carried out a dawn raid at the premises of
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