Abuse of Dominant Position: New Interpretation, New Enforcement Mechanisms?

The Reform of Article 82 EC in the Light of the "Economic Approach".- Is there a Role for Market Definition and Dominance in an effects-based Approach?.- Abuse below the Threshold of Dominance? Market Power, Market Dominance, and Abuse of Economic Dependence.- Efficiency Defence in Article 82 EC.- From Courage v Crehan to the White Paper - The Changing Landscape of European Private Enforcement and the Possible Implications for Article 82 EC Litigation.- Private Enforcement - Is Article 82 EC special?.- Private Incentive, Optimal Deterrence and Damage Claims for Abuses of Dominant Positions - The Interaction between the Economic Review of the Prohibition of Abuses of Dominant Positions and Private Enforcement.- The Role of Consumer Associations in the Enforcement of Article 82 EC.

From the reviews: "The first book I have seen to deal with the new approach ... based on a conference held at the Max-Planck Institute in October 2006, with papers updated to May 2008. ... papers that are collected here are uniformly good, do not overlap in coverage, and present a coherent narrative of key issues underpinning the reform of art.82. ... I found the book as a whole to be an engaging and interesting read ... . this is an impressive collection of papers that repays reading." (Mark Furse, European Competition Law Review, Vol. 30 (9), 2009)

From the reviews:

“The first book I have seen to deal with the new approach … based on a conference held at the Max-Planck Institute in October 2006, with papers updated to May 2008. … papers that are collected here are uniformly good, do not overlap in coverage, and present a coherent narrative of key issues underpinning the reform of art.82. … I found the book as a whole to be an engaging and interesting read … . this is an impressive collection of papers that repays reading.” (Mark Furse, European Competition Law Review, Vol. 30 (9), 2009)