Chinese Anti-monopoly Private Litigation

Zhan Hao
Grandall Legal Group
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On August 1 2008, the day when the Chinese Anti-monopoly Law《反垄断法》 (AML) came into effect, four plaintiffs filed a suit invoking the AML in the No.1 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing.

The case generated heated debate resulting in the fairly optimistic views with regard to Chinese Anti-monopoly private litigation. The media in general has tended to deem this as a fantastic start to a series of private litigations against the giant market power, abuse of dominance and administrative monopoly.