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The current trends in #antitrust damages actions reflect a dynamic and evolving legal landscape in the #EU. The blog by Nils Imgarten and Lena Hornkohl summarizes the key findings of their analysis, highlighting the transitional phase of antitrust damages actions, the critical role of evidence disclosure, and other emerging trends in the #CJEU’s jurisprudence. The article is available on the Kluwer Competition Law Blog #competition #internationallaw #eucourt

Competition authorities’ tool boxes are expanding. How do we defend our clients’ interests against industrial policy overreach in the political economy? Which legal tools are available to us and which are not? Read the full article by Sam MacMahon Baldwin of Szecskay Attorneys at Law on the Kluwer Competition Law Blog! #competition #internationallaw #legaltools #business

NEW on ProMarket: In a new working paper, Edoardo Peruzzi (Leibniz Universität Hannover) shows that under the Daubert standard for admissibility of expert witness, economists face more frequent challenges in antitrust litigation than in other legal domains. https://lnkd.in/gnrsdzYY

Happy to see my research featured on ProMarket! You can find the working paper and additional research I'm conducting here: https://lnkd.in/dsxvyFy3 #EconTwitter #antitrust #competition #expertwitness #Daubert

The dramatic September 3rd judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Illumina/Grail set off a cascade of case notes and opinions related to the case. Alan Riley of the College of Europe looks into the case and the consequences on the Kluwer Competition Law Blog! #competition #internationallaw #eucourt #CJEU #EU #killeraquisition #cases #judgment

📖📕 ESSENTIAL TITLE: The Competition Law Dictionary has been released! This groundbreaking resource is the very first dictionary dedicated solely to competition and antitrust law on a global scale. Edited by esteemed experts Deborah Healey (UNSW), William E. Kovacic (The George Washington University), Richard Whish (King's College London), and Pablo Trevisán (IDC - INSTITUTO DE DERECHO DE LA COMPETENCIA), with a Foreword authored by Linsey Mccallum (European Commission), and an Introduction written by Herbert Hovenkamp (University of Pennsylvania), this project is a milestone in legal resources. Discover the Editorial Note, the Foreword, and the Introduction here: https://lnkd.in/dP-sxphh Attend the Official Launch Webinar on the 2nd October: here: https://lnkd.in/eXwdnvBc Order your copy here: https://lnkd.in/eVPvg8YB As the worldwide competition community continues to grow, our Editors have implemented a flexible and inclusive process to ensure that the dictionary reflects practices from various jurisdictions. With over 230 definitions meticulously crafted by top antitrust experts, you can count on this resource to provide comprehensive insights into the intricate world of competition law. The list of esteemed authors who have contributed to this unique project includes Xolani Nyali (Bowmans (Law Firm)), Mario Zuniga (Peruvian Antitrust Commission), João Otávio Bacchi Gutinieki (USP - Universidade de São Paulo), Gonçalo Rosas (Morais Leitão), Liyang Hou (Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School), Marcos Verissimo (Marcos Verissimo Advogados), Kees Jan Kuilwijk (Hugh James), Erik Wennerström (European Court of Human Rights), Tasneem Azad (Kroll), Simon Holmes (Competition Appeal Tribunal), Efstathia Pantopoulou (European Commission), Peter D. Camesasca (Peter Camesasca Advocaat BVBA), Katherine Kingsbury (Cooley LLP) and many more. Stay tuned for updates on how you can access this invaluable resource. Join us in expanding your understanding of competition law! #concurrences #competitionpolicy #antitrust #dictionary #competitionlaw #experts #legalexperts #musthave #newrelease

Antitrust litigation update: the ECJ confirmed today in the Transsaqui case (C-632/22) that service of legal documents to a parent company to institute antitrust damages proceedings cannot take place at a subsidiary’s office. The claimant had argued that this should be possible based on the concept of undertaking in EU competition law. However, the ECJ ruled that this substantive concept cannot be used for procedural purposes such as the service of legal documents. Last week, the ECJ already ruled in the MOL case (C-425/22) that the concept of undertaking is not applicable on the claimant’s side, as there is no basis for such reverse application of the concept. The ECJ’s rulings are sensible in my view, as I previously wrote in a blog post for the Kluwer Competition Blog, which you can find here. https://lnkd.in/dAkGeddz

If one stands back and looks at the #Opinion of the Advocate General (#AG) as a whole one is left with a strong sense of the entire illegitimacy of the project to expand the scope of the first subparagraph of Article 22(1) #EUMR. Alan Riley looks at the Illumina Opinion: Article 22, #Antitrust and the Rule of Law. Read the full article on the Kluwer #Competition Law Blog

New year, new literature. If you are interested in how the Commission, and particularly its Legal Service, deals with references for preliminary ruling, this draft article will help you to understand much of it. https://lnkd.in/eUcX7g7Q It will be a chapter in an forthcoming publication on “Preliminary Rulings in EU Antitrust Law”, with Anna Vernet, Virgílio Pereira, Konstantina Strouvali and Niklas Brueggemann as editors (2025, Edward Elgar Publishing). This will be a collective book, to which many colleagues have contributed, whose aim is to trace, describe and analyse the evolution of EU antitrust law through preliminary rulings of the Court of Justice of the EU since 2004 (since Regulation 1/2003 became applicable). The preliminary ruling procedure has had an enormous impact on the substantive, procedural and institutional development of EU antitrust law, but it has never been analysed systematically in the form of a book. This will be the first book devoted to antitrust preliminary rulings and will cover many different angles. I am certain that it will make a significant contribution to the understanding of preliminary rulings in the context of EU antitrust law.

Antitrust is a dynamic area of law subject to rapid change, and finding relevant resources isn't always easy. Check out this article from the April Michigan Bar Journal for tips.