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justice Lord Brian Kerr.</p> <p class="article-item-date">03 December 2020</p> </div> </div> <div class="row no-margin article-item"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12 no-padding "> <a href="/gcr-usa/article/antitrust-division-may-block-depositions-in-teva-securities-suit-court-says"> <img class="article-item-img" src="https://d2qu5xmcgmzxnb.cloudfront.net/ewogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAiYnVja2V0IjogImZpbGVzLmxici5jbG91ZCIsCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICJrZXkiOiAicHVibGljLzIwMjAtMTAvdGV2YS5qcGVnIiwKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgImVkaXRzIjogewogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICJyZXNpemUiOiB7CiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAid2lkdGgiOiA2MTYsCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAiaGVpZ2h0IjogMzQ3LAogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgImZpdCI6ICJjb3ZlciIKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICB9CiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIH0KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICB9"> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-item-info"> <a 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impose sanctions on the companies for their role in the global roll-on roll-off shipping cartel. </p> <p class="article-item-date">17 August 2020</p> </div> </div> <div class="row no-margin article-item"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12 no-padding "> <a href="/article/google-and-facebook-sued-alleged-cartel-against-crypto"> <img class="article-item-img" src="https://d2qu5xmcgmzxnb.cloudfront.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"> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-xs-12 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