With courts and arbitrators functioning daily as front line decision-makers applying EU competition law, this book reflects on a variety of issues related to the litigation and arbitration of cases in this field. It provides expert analysis from perspectives of substance, procedure, fundamental...

There are two main features of the English system that are liable to constitute a significant obstacle to effective redress in competition cases: costs and the lack of a clearly established and effective procedure for collective claims. Renato Nazzini, University of Southampton.

The paper considers the case for reform of the system of private actions in the European Union. In doing so, it seeks to identify the central changes which would need to be made if private actions are to play a more significant role in the competition regime. Contrary to recent statements made...

One area of EC competition law that has been particularly controversial in recent years is the application of Article 82 of the EC Treaty to allegedly anticompetitive rebates.

The vocal “due process†arguments raised from all quarters have thus been accommodated by imposing some form of functional separation within the CMA but without mandating its form. Renato Nazzini (Univ. of Southampton)

Among the areas in which European competition law has yet to develop a robust approach, three are particularly important and will undergo significant scrutiny and change over the next two decades: a) the objectives of the law; b) the “regulation†of distribution; 3)...