Burrey Enterprises, Ltd., a British firm, is harmed by a price-fixing scheme engineered by Collider Industries, S.A., an international cartel. Burrey is reluctant to file a suit against Collider in a British court, however. To promote private antitrust litigation in the United Kingdom, the British antitrust agency is encouraging judges to

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Waiving "loser-pays" rules would make it less financially risky for Burrey Enterprises to file a suit against Collider Industries, and thus promote private antitrust litigation in the United Kingdom. Without this rule, Burrey would not have to worry about paying for Collider's legal fees if they were to lose the case.