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City lawyers have reacted cautiously to plans put forward by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to allow private actions in competition cases. The plans are part of a series of measures in a consultation paper released today (18 April) by the body, which also proposes the use of representative actions for businesses and consumers and encourages out-of-court settlements when competition law has been breached.
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