Digitalisation is a challenge from the regulatory point of view. Competition law, as a special type of regulation, is no exception to this. The article explores the risks of digitalisation, especially the ones related to the enhanced use of pricing algorithms. In theory, pricing algorithms are...

Competition law, particularly in the European Union, has turned away from structural remedies and toward “consumer-facing” firm conduct remedies, a seemingly light-touch approach. These remedies aim to empower and stimulate consumers to drive competition through shopping based on accurate...

At first glance, it may appear that arbitration and antitrust issues are incompatible. After all, antitrust laws are designed to promote competition and protect the public good, while arbitration is a private process in which parties choose arbitrators to resolve their disputes outside of the...

The Damages Directive was published in the Official Journal on 5 December 2014. EU countries need to implement it by 27 December 2016. The Directive makes it a lot easier for victims of antitrust violations to claim compensation, and fine-tunes the interplay between private damages claims and...

The duration of appellate court proceedings is an important determinant of the efficiency of a court system. We use data of 234 firm groups that participated in 63 cartels convicted by the European Commission between 2000 and 2012 to investigate the determinants of the duration of the subsequent...