In this article we intend to contribute to the public debate regarding the lack of private antitrust enforcement in the European Union. The European Commission suggests to concentrate on monetary incentives to boost actions for damages (among them, granting full compensation, promoting aggregate actions, reducing the costs associated with antitrust claims, and so on). We argue that monetary incentives are not sufficient to create an efficient regime of private enforcement of law. In particular, we develop the thesis that to increase the number of effective damages actions is useful to better contemplate the incompleteness of antitrust laws and the relevance of evidentiary requirements needed to initiate a successful lawsuit.
Are monetary incentives enough to boost actions for damages in the EU? On the relevance of incompleteness of laws and evidentiary requirements
SARRA, Alessandro;MARRA, Alessandro
2008-01-01
Abstract
In this article we intend to contribute to the public debate regarding the lack of private antitrust enforcement in the European Union. The European Commission suggests to concentrate on monetary incentives to boost actions for damages (among them, granting full compensation, promoting aggregate actions, reducing the costs associated with antitrust claims, and so on). We argue that monetary incentives are not sufficient to create an efficient regime of private enforcement of law. In particular, we develop the thesis that to increase the number of effective damages actions is useful to better contemplate the incompleteness of antitrust laws and the relevance of evidentiary requirements needed to initiate a successful lawsuit.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
