Harmonising EU Competition Litigation - (Swedish Studies in European Law) by Maria Bergström & Björn Lundqvist & Marios Iacovides & Magnus Strand

About the Book

Includes papers presented as a conference "EU Competition Law and the Emerging Harmonization of Private Enforcement: The Upcoming Directive and Beyond" sponsored by the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies in cooperation with the Law Department at Uppsala University, in Uppsala on 17 May 2014.--ECIP preface.

Book Synopsis

This volume in the Swedish Studies in European Law series, produced by the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies, heralds the new harmonised regime of private enforcement of EU competition law. In 2013, the Commission issued a Communication and Practical Guide to the quantification of harm in antitrust litigation and a Recommendation on collective redress. In 2014, the long-awaited Directive on actions for damages for infringements of EU competition law was finally adopted. In 2016, the Commission is expected to issue guidelines on the passing-on of overcharges. This book examines these recent developments and offers the perspectives of judges, officials, practitioners and academics.
With a preface by Judge Carl Wetter of the General Court, the book explores five different themes. In section one, the main policy issues and challenges are presented. In section two, the new regime is placed in the bigger picture of recent EU law developments. In section three, the nexus between private enforcement and transparency is investigated. A comparative perspective is offered in section four by looking into private enforcement in five Member State jurisdictions. Finally, issues relating to causation, harm and indirect purchasers are explored in section five.

About the Author

Maria Bergström is Associate Professor of European Law at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Marios Iacovides is Associate Professor in EU Law, Faculty of Law & Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University and Academy Researcher of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, Sweden.
Magnus Strand is Doctor of Laws in European Law at Uppsala University, Sweden.