Edward Elgar Publishing Litigation and Arbitration in EU Competition Law

'The contributions in this collection comprehensively review key issues concerning the respective roles of national and EU courts in enforcing competition and state aid law, and the relationship between court and arbitration proceedings in those fields. This groundbreaking work provides a stimulating and up-to-date analysis of the EU's decentralized enforcement system and I strongly recommend it to both scholars and practitioners. It will assist them in promoting the proper application of competition law in that institutionally complex and multi-level environment.' - Judge José Luís da Cruz Vilaça, The Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg 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 rights, as well as inter-institutional dialogue and coherence. Featuring a range of scholarly contributions, the essays address topics including the 2014 EU 'Damages Directive', now in force and being implemented; the EU's tepid reception of the 'collective redress' concept; a range of issues concerning state aid law; the arbitrability of competition law issues, as well as many other matters related to arbitration in this context such as judicial review of arbitral awards from a competition law perspective, and the interplay between arbitral proceedings and competition agency investigations. With its wide coverage, this book serves as a valuable resource for any reader working on EU competition law, whether for the purpose of teaching or studying the law, or of practicing in this field as a lawyer, public official, judge or arbitrator. Contributors: A. Adinolfi, L. Bergamini, G. Biagioni, G. Blanke, R. Cisotta, D. Gallo, E. Gambaro, A. Geulette, S. Keske, M. Marquis, F. Munari, R. Nazzini, L.F. Pace, K. Peci, S. Peyer, M. Siragusa