Causation in Competition Law Damages Actions

Elucidates the concept of causation in competition law damages and outlines its practical implications through relevant case law.

Claudio Lombardi (Author)

9781108450805, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 May 2022

244 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.335 kg

Competition law damages actions are often characterized by the uncertainty of the causal connection between the infringement and the harm. The damage consists in a pure economic loss flowing from an anticompetitive conduct. In such cases, the complexity of the markets structures, combined with the interdependence of individuals' assets, fuel this causal uncertainty. In this work, Claudio Lombardi elucidates the concept of causation in competition law damages actions and outlines its practical implications in competition litigation through the comparative analysis of the relevant statutory and case law, primarily in the European Union. This book should be read by practitioners, scholars, and graduate students with experience in competition law, as well as those interested in analyzing economic torts and causation in general.

1. Causation in competition law damages actions
2. Causation rules
3. Causation in the European Union competition law and decisions
4. Causal uncertainty in damages claims for competition law infringement
5. Proof rules of causation
6. Proving the uncertain causation
7. Causation in indirect and secondary antitrust damages.

Subject Areas: Competition law / Antitrust law [LNCH], Company, commercial & competition law [LNC], Laws of Specific jurisdictions [LN], Law [L]