The present paper analyzes the interaction between the economic review of the probition of abuses of a dominant position (Article 82 EC) on the one hand and the efforts to enhance private enforcement of competition law through private damage claims on the other hand. The paper argues that...

Spanish Abstract: En las infracciones de las prohibiciones antitrust con pluralidad de partícipes la identificación del daño y su secuencia de producción causal serán determinantes en la determinación del perímetro de responsabilidad solidaria entre los co-infractores por los daños...

Spanish Abstract: A partir de las decisiones de la Comisión Europea que sancionaron el cártel de los derivados sobre tipos de interés en euros se han iniciado acciones judiciales para reclamar la compensación de los daños provocados por la manipulación de los índices de tipos de interés...

This article offers a short summary and some references on the “passing on” defense admissibility in antitrust litigation. The US, EU and some European Member States are taken into account. The aim of this working paper is to facilitate a new analysis of the topic, which seems to be...

Employee raiding scenarios provide a unique opportunity for students examine the intersection of business strategy and the law. This article provides a high-energy teaching case study and teaching note that places students in the role of business decision-makers facing the unforeseen and abrupt...

The EC antitrust prohibitions are regularly invoked in private litigation as a shield. Private parties also play an important role in public antitrust enforcement through complaints to the competition authorities. However, in marked contrast with the situation in the US, private actions for...

This paper concerns the relationship between public antitrust enforcement and private actions for damages, focusing in particular on the enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 EC. In the first half of the paper, I examine the respective roles of public antitrust enforcement and private actions for...

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...