EU Competition and State Aid Rules: Public and Private Enforcement

Description

This book scrutinizes legislative novelties and case law in the area of EU competition and state aid rules, focusing on the interaction between public and private enforcement of those rules. It is intended for scholars, stakeholders and anyone involved in the process of law enforcement – judges, attorneys at law, corporate lawyers and market participants. The book features contributions by prominent competition law scholars offering an academic analysis of the topics covered, and by several EU General Court judges, including its President, Mr. Marc Jaeger, providing first-hand information on the application of the EU competition rules in the General Court. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 25 Years of the General Court: Looking Back and Forward (Marc Jaeger)....Pages 3-38 The General Court as the EU Competition Court? (Miro Prek, Silvère Lefèvre)....Pages 39-48 The Enforcement of EU Competition Law by National Courts (Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, Siniša Petrović)....Pages 49-66 Judicial Review in EU and Croatian Competition Cases: The Procedure and Intensity of Judicial Review (Dubravka Akšamović)....Pages 67-86 Enforcement of the EU Competition Rules in Lithuania: Application of the ‘Effect on Trade’ Concept in the Enforcement Practice of the National Competition Authority and Courts (Alexandr Svetlicinii)....Pages 87-110 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 The Role of the Settlement Procedure and Leniency Programme in the European Commission’s Fight Against Cartels (Marc Barennes)....Pages 113-131 Fines and Fundamental Rights: New Challenges (Ludovic Bernardeau)....Pages 133-143 Front Matter ....Pages 145-145 The Disclosure of Evidence Under the ‘Antitrust Damages’ Directive 2014/104/EU (Anca D. Chirita)....Pages 147-173 The Kone Case: A Missed Opportunity to Put the Standard of Causation Under the Umbrella of the EU (Vlatka Butorac Malnar)....Pages 175-195 Cross-Border Aspects of EU Competition Law Enforcement: Comprehensive Reform Needed? (Mihail Danov)....Pages 197-218 Front Matter ....Pages 219-219 The Role of National Courts in the Enforcement of the European State Aid Rules (Viktor Kreuschitz, Nuria Bermejo)....Pages 221-252 Tax Incentives as State Aid (Nicola Chesaites)....Pages 253-272 State Aid and Gambling Services (Ana Pošćić)....Pages 273-290 Certain Aspects of State Aid to Services of General Economic Interest (Marijana Liszt, Edita Čulinović Herc)....Pages 291-313