The study focuses on the admissibility and assessment of economic expertise in EC competition law litigation. I start by exploring the broader issues raised by the integration of economic expertise in litigation: in particular the risk of moral hazard and adverse selection because of the...

Nowadays, merger control predominantly relies upon a strict analysis of the effects from merger and acquisitions on effective competition. However, there is scope for so-called public interest considerations in several European merger control regimes and recently a number of European politicians...

Diese Arbeit analysiert die für Pressefusionen maßgeblichen Vorschriften des GWB in rechtsvergleichender Perspektive und hinterfragt die Eignung des Kartellrechts zur Sicherung der Pressevielfalt. Ausgehend von einer Untersuchung der verfassungsrechtlichen und medienökonomischen Grundlagen...

Introduction to competition law -- The European union and United Kingdom competition regimes -- The relationship between European union and United Kingdom competition law -- International issues and the globalization of competition law -- Procedure : investigation -- Procedure : penalties and...