Institute of Competition Law 2018 Competition Case Law Digest: A Synthesis of EU and National Leading Cases

In 2011, the e-Competitions Bulletin launched a series of Special Issues covering various areas of competition law and business sectors covering not only the European Union and its Member States, but also, where relevant, US case law. This initiative has proven to be an immediate success. The quality and interest of the papers published in e-Competitions were such that the Board decided to collect the essays and release a book. As a result, the 2013 edition of the Competition Case Law Digest was published. The second edition was released in 2015. The 2018 edition of the Digest is a selection of 30 essays on European competition and US antitrust case law covering cases up from 1990 to 2017. The Digest is structured in two main parts: Part I deals with competition rules in general (cartels, unilateral practices, mergers…), whereas Part II is dedicated to Specific Sectors (automobile, energy, insurance, sports…). Each essay consists in a synthesis of case summaries published in e-Competitions Special Issues. Each of these Special Issues gathers from 30 to 300 case summaries from the EU Member States and foreign jurisdictions. The cases commented concern mainly the 2016 period but substantial reference to previous case law is provided. This book offers a unique opportunity to draw comparisons between competition case law and policies in the EU, in the Member States, and in the US. In this time of globalization of antitrust law, monitoring and comparing different national approaches to similar cases has become crucial for practitioners and academics to understand and predict the future direction of competition law at both EU and national level. This initiative to build a corpus of information on national doctrine, legislation and precedent in the EU, US and worldwide constitutes a useful tool to interpret the forthcoming challenges and direction of competition law. Review "If anyone could dream books into existence, I would be the author of this Digest. Instead of purchasing it. Competition law is increasingly about what happens in the Member States. This is one precious tool in a professional's daily life: a lot of useful information on EU, national and US case law, in a concise, fastidious and user-friendly format." -- Marco D'Ostuni, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP "The Competition Case Law Digest is an invaluable source for practitioners and academics, covering issues of key topical relevance, and combining expert synthesis and analysis with comprehensive citations to a wealth of EU and national cases." -- James Robinson, Baker McKenzie LLP "In each Digest, astute and experienced authors synthesize a vast array of case practice. The rich collection thus enables researchers and practitioners to keep abreast with the most salient developments and to appreciate how they fit, comfortably or otherwise, together." -- Mel Marquis, European University Institute "The Competition Case Law Digest is a tremendously useful tool for practitioners all over Europe (and beyond). This guided tour through the diversity of the European antitrust landscape highlights convergence and divergences between jurisdictions in a unique way. By facilitating access to national case law and practice across borders, it provides invaluable food for thought on the interpretation of competition law concepts and also constitutes a very rich source of inspiration for crafting arguments and exploring the boundaries of the law." -- Charles Pommies, Allen & Overy LLP "e-concurrences and its related Competition Case Law Digest is a ground-breaking initiative, combining reports of cases before the European Commission and Courts and before the national enforcement authorities and courts throughout Europe. The results are interesting and important, insofar as they show how the rules are used in different ways in different contexts. Given the way that commercial practices may be judged in many jurisdictions, it is really