The prohibition set out by movie theaters to access them with food or beverages purchased outside their premises has bot undeniable economic justification and legal legitimacy. It is based on the ability of entrepreneurs to freely set up and organize their enterprise, expressly recognized by the...

Tort Law is not harmonised at a European level. Substantive and procedural regulations vary substantially across EU Member States in most of the facets and dimensions of damages actions. These differences derive, amongst other causes, from different legal traditions. However, significant efforts...

Like with other harms for which compensation may be sought, evidence of harmful antitrust wrongs is essential for the success of damages' claims. In the context of most antitrust infringements, the information asymmetry between the parties and the difficulties faced by claimants to access...

This chapter analyzes the evolution and current state of antitrust damages litigation in Portugal and Spain. Both countries share the commonality of being novice jurisdictions in dealing with these types of claims. Courts and professionals have shown to be up for the challenges raised in...

Spanish Abstract: La sentencia del juzgado de lo mercantil no 12 de Madrid de 9 de mayo de 2014 (MUSAAT v. ASEFA, SCOR y CASER) presenta un interesante supuesto práctico sobre la aplicación de la legislación de defensa de la competencia en España por diversas razones. La decisión judicial...

This paper provides an empirical study of private enforcement of competition law in Spain from 1999 to 2012. So far, the Spanish literature on competition law private litigation is based on qualitative assessments and analysis of some key cases, but has not discussed all cases in depth....

Spanish abstract:Las acciones consecutivas para la compensación del daño causado por cárteles representan el tránsito de la infracción de la prohibición de cárteles (declarada por las autoridades de competencia) a la indemnización de los perjuicios provocados por la conducta de los...

Spanish Abstract: "En su sentencia de 23 de septiembre de 2020, el Tribunal Supremo alemán (BGH) clarifica algunas de las dudas que se han suscitado en los tribunales alemanes sobre las reclamaciones de daños derivados de ílicitos concurrenciales. Aunque el fallo se centra en cuestiones...

English Abstractt The publication on June 30, 2020 of the Decision sanctioning Scania concerning its participation in the trucks’ manufacturers collusion -that was adopted by the European Commission three years ago (9/27/2017)- is the axis around which this article is built. Firstly, it...

This paper analyses the legal measures adopted to implement Directive 2014/104/EU into Spanish law. After briefly looking at the context of private enforcement of competition law in Spain, it examines the process followed for the transposition and the issues discussed before the adoption of the...