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Slides – GCLC Lunch Talk on Quantification of Damages
I attach the slides presented by A. Lofaro at today’s lunch talk. A great event, which triggered a very interesting discussion.
Some things that arose from the debate with the audience + some ruminations:
- The non binding guidance on which the Commission works will include something on exclusionary abuses
- The Commission is not incline to provide guidance on quantification in its decisions
- The Commission does not intend to make a specific, pro-active use of the instruments under Regulation 1 (article 15) to provide guidance on compensation
- Peter Roth suggested that as part of settlement discussions, the parties to a cartel could also commit to a certain amount as compensation
- On passing-on, I would advise consulting the non-competition EU case law
- In terms of counterfactual price, why not use the price that follows Commission enforcement as the competitive benchmark?
Slides Lofaro – GCLC Lunch Talk – Estimating damages 22 September
Slides of the 48th GCLC Lunch Talk – Settlements
I post hereafter the slides presented by K. Dekeyser (DG COMP) at the 48th GCLC Lunch Talk last week.
Slides Dekeyser – Putting the Settlement Procedure into Practice – 7-7-2010
Competition Law Event of the Year
See programme below and link hereafter.
GCLC – Sixth Annual Conference – 7 & 8 October 2010 – Programme and Registration Form.
DAY ONE
9:00 Welcome Words
Paul Demaret, Rector of the College of Europe
9:10 Presentation of the Conference
Bernard van de Walle de Ghelcke, President of the GCLC, College of Europe and Linklaters
9:20 Keynote Speech – The European Union Courts Experience and Role In Dealing With Competition Law Cases
Sir David Edward, KCMG, QC, former judge at the Court of First Instance and at the Court of Justice, em. prof. University of Edinburgh
I. Morning Session – General Issues
Chair: Jacques Bourgeois, Former-President of the GCLC, College of Europe, WilmerHale
09:40 Judicial Review, the Rule of Law, Regulatory Accountability and the courts’ ability to promote policy changes
Damien Géradin, University of Tilburg (UvT) and Howrey, and Nicolas Petit, University of Liège (ULg)
10:05 Discussant: Takis Tridimas, College of Europe
10:15 Coffee Break
10:35 Judicial Review in EU Economic Regulation Cases
Jacques Derenne, University of Liège (ULg) and Hogan Lovells
11:00 Discussant: Ben Smulders, Legal Service of the European Commission
11:10 Reflections on the EU Courts’ Involvement in Competition Proceedings: Status Quaestionis and Main Trends
Marc van der Woude, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) [TBC]
11 :35 Discussant: Eric Barbier de la Serre, Latham & Watkins
11:45 Q&A Session
12:30 Lunch
II. Afternoon Session – The EU Courts’ Scrutiny over the Commission in Competition Law Cases
Chair: Carles Esteva Mosso, Director, DG Competition
13:30 Annulment Proceedings in Antitrust Cases (Article 101 and 102 TFUE) – Standard of Judicial Review over Substantive Issues
David Bailey, Senior Référendaire at the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and King’s College London (KCL)
13:55 Discussants: Theofanis Christoforou, Legal Service of the European Commission and Mario Siragusa, College of Europe and Cleary Gottlieb
14:15 The General Court’s Full-Jurisdiction over Fines in Competition Cases
Bo Vesterdorf, Herbert Smith and Plesner, Former President of the Court of First Instance
14:40 Discussants: Wouter Wils, Legal Service of the European Commission and KCL, and Ian Forrester, White & Case
15:00 Annulment Proceedings in Merger Cases
Philippe Chappatte, Slaughter and May
15:25 Discussants: Marleen Van Kerckhove, Arnold & Porter and Marc Pittie, Bredin Prat
15:45 Coffee Break
16:05 Annulment Proceedings in State Aid Cases
Massimo Merola, College of Europe and Bonelli Erede Pappalardo
16:30 Discussants: Vittorio Di Bucci, Legal Service of the European Commission and Leigh Hancher, University of Tilburg and Allen & Overy
16:50 Locus Standi before EU Courts, with Special Focus on State Aid
Josef Azizi, Judge at the General Court
17:15 Discussants: Leo Flynn, Legal Service of the European Commission and Thomas Jestaedt, Jones Day
17:35 Q&A Session
18:00 End of Day One
DAY TWO
Institutional and Procedural Challenges Faced by the EU Courts in Competition Law Cases
Chair: Sir Christopher Bellamy, Linklaters, former Judge at the Court of First Instance and at the CAT
9:00 The Role of the Court of Justice in Ensuring Compliance with Fundamental Rights in Competition Cases since the Lisbon Treaty
Nils Wahl, Judge at the General Court
9:25 Discussants: Dean Spielmann, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights and Denis Waelbroeck, Free University of Brussels (ULB) and Ashurst
9:45 Expert Economic Evidence in Competition Law Cases
Hans van Houtte, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
10:10 Discussants: Simon Bishop, RBB Economics and Luis Ortiz Blanco, Garrigues, University of Madrid and College of Europe
10:30 Q&A Session
11:00 Coffee Break
11:20 The Pros and Cons of Specialized Competition Courts, Chambers and Judges
Roundtable Discussion moderated by Sir Francis Jacobs, KCMG QC, Fountain Court, former Advocate General at the Court of Justice
Discussants: Charles Dhanowa, OBE Registrar of the CAT, Jacqueline Riffault Silk, Court of Appeal of Paris, and Ingeborg Simonsson, Stockholm City Court
12:30 Close of Conference
Slides on Review of the Rules Applicable to Horizontal Cooperation Agreements
- 48th lunch talk – 7 July – First Settlement Decision in the DRAMs Case, with K. Dekeyser, P. Mansfield and R. Snellders
- 49th lunch talk – 23 September – Quantification of Damages with Judge P. Roth and A. Lofaro
Wonder What’s Next
Then read the two presentations of D. Schnichels and J. Killick at today’s GCLC lunch talk. Great event. Surprisingly very few questions.
Upcoming GCLC Events
With Bernard Van de Walle de Ghelcke as our new President and Tarik Hennen as our new executive secretary, things are really pro-active at the GCLC. We have two events in the pipe:
On 20 May, Dominik Schnichels (DG COMP) and James Killick (White & Case LLP) will talk on forthcoming developments following the Pharma sector inquiry. Registration form can be downloaded here.
On 7 June, Donncadh Woods (DG COMP) and Axel Gutermuth (Arnold & Porter) will talk on the Commission’s Review of Horizontal Cooperation Agreements. Registration form can be downloaded here.
Location as usual: Hilton Hotel, Brussels
Slides of the 44th GCLC Lunch Talk on the Lisbon Treaty
I post hereafter the slides presented at last week’s GCLC lunch talk on the Lisbon Treaty and the Future of Competition Policy. They include presentations by Prof Alan Riley (CULondon) and Eric Morgan de Rivery (JonesDay). A most interesting event (and my first time presiding a GCLC lunch talk).
Now, a little advertising: contrary to the dominant viewpoint that the fundamentals of competition policy remain stable after Lisbon, I have developped arguments to the effect that the elimination of Article 3(1)g) had the potential to fragilize EU competition policy as a whole. See the paper below (in French) and my recent Antitrust Chronicle paper with Norman Neyrinck, my assistant.
Traité de Lisbonne_Revue Fac de droit
Alan’s position is virtually similar, with further arguments taken from public international law principles (the Vienna convention) and the recent financial and economic crisis. Please also note that Alan’s position has been further explored in Chris Townley’s brilliant book on public policy principles under Article 101(3) TFEU.
GCLC – Slides Alan Riley – The Competition Protocol
GCLC – Slides Eric Morgan de Rivery – The Future of Competition Policy – Institutions and Procedure
Slides of Today’s Lunch Talk and other Important GCLC News
I am a great fan of Luis Ortiz Blanco. I attach his slides below, see in particular the inspiring Part II entitled “Let’s talk real business“.
Now, a few announcements: Bernard Van de Walle de Ghelcke (Linklaters) is the new President of the GCLC, he replaces Jacques Bourgeois. Tarik Hennen (Stibbe) will serve as the new Executive Secretary. He replaces the author of this blog.
As to me, I have the great honour of becoming the new director of the GCLC 🙂 in replacement of Damien Geradin. I am thrilled. Please note that in this new capacity, I am happy to consider any project/idea/cooperation plan you may wish to submit.
Slides of the GCLC Lunch Talk on Airlines Mergers
I attach below the slides presented by Daniel Boeshertz (DG COMP) on the recent enforcement trends in the Commission’s review of airlines mergers.
GCLC – Boeshertz – Recent Trends in the Commission’s Review of Airlines Mergers (26 11 09)
42nd Lunch Talk of the GCLC – 26 November 2009
The 42nd Lunch Talk on Recent trends in the Commission’s Review of Airline Mergers will take place on 26 November 2009. The speakers: Daniel Boeshertz from DG COMP and Sven Voelcker from WilmerHale. Please see here for registration form.
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