Article 82, concerning the abuse of a dominant position, has probably never played a more prominent role in EU anti-trust policy than today.
In 2009 there were high profile cases involving Microsoft, Intel, GDF Suez, and numerous others, and at the end of 2008 the Commission issued new Guidance on enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 to abusive exclusionary conduct.
Article 82 represents in many respects probably the most rapidly evolving area of EU anti-trust law.
This title gives a complete working guide to these new procedures as well as a detailed examination of Court jurisprudence in this complex and important area of law.
This major new publication will give an in-depth working guide to the application of Article 82 in practice, including the evolution in policy resulting from the important Commission Review and the economic approach to its application that is becoming the hallmark of recent Commission policy in this area. The authors represent the leading authorities in this area, with wide experience both within the European Commission and private practice.