Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe Legal and Economic Perspectives /

Over the past fifteen years, the optimal enforcement of EU competition law has become a major concern. This book contains a unique collection of articles by lawyers and economists on current issues in the public and private enforcement of competition law. Public enforcement has been strengthened in...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hüschelrath, Kai (Editor), Schweitzer, Heike (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:ZEW Economic Studies, 48
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe - Introduction and Overview
  • Public Enforcement of Anti-Cartel Laws - Theory and Empirical Evidence
  • Leniency Programmes and the Structure of Cartels - Remarks from an Economic Perspective
  • The Role of Fines in the Public Enforcement of Competition Law
  • The Interaction of Public and Private Antitrust Enforcement - The Calculation of Fines and Damages
  • The Interaction of Public and Private Enforcement - The Calculation and Reconciliation of Fines and Damages in Europe and Germany
  • Disgorgement and Private Enforcement as Mitigating Circumstances for the Determination of Fines in Antitrust Law
  • Quantifying Antitrust Damages - Economics and the Law
  • Best Practices for Expert Economic Opinions - Key Element of Forensic Economics in Competition Law
  • Access to Evidence and Presumptions - Communicating Vessels in Procedural Law
  • Economic Evidence in Competition Litigation in Germany
  • Private Damage Claims - Recent Developments in the Passing-on Defence
  • Competition Law Enforcement in England and Wales.