CELS Seminar: 'The Role of Private Enforcement within EU Competition Law'

A lecture by Dr Niamh Dunne, Cambridge University

Dr Niamh Dunne will speak on the topic of "The Role of Private Enforcement within EU Competition Law".

Time    :  1pm (with a sandwich lunch from 12.45pm)

Venue  :  B16, Faculty of Law

Realising the right to compensation for losses resulting from breach of EU competition law, while simultaneously protecting the integrity of public enforcement, comprises the central concern of the European Commission’s proposed Directive on damages actions published in June 2013. The rhetoric of the both Court of Justice and the Commission treats Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, together, as “a matter of public policy,” and, accordingly, private enforcement has been conceived of as a unitary mechanism, equally available to all victims of antitrust infringements. Yet the tenor of the proposed reforms, particularly when viewed against the background of the overall framework for EU competition law, demonstrates a noticeable preference for private enforcement in the context of hardcore cartels alone. This presentation addresses the evolving role of private enforcement within EU competition law. Consideration will first be given to the need for and content of the Commission’s proposal on damages actions; the evidence for, and potential implications of, a two-speed approach to private enforcement will then be explored.

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