Law and Economics of Article 102 TFEU

“A reference book in this area of EU competition law and a must-have companion for academics, enforcers and practitioners alike, as well as EU and national judges.”
Judge Nils Wahl, Court of Justice of the European Union

This seminal text offers an authoritative and integrated treatment of the legal and economic principles that underpin the application of Article 102 TFEU to the behaviour of dominant firms.

Traditional concerns of monopoly behaviour, such as predatory pricing, refusals to deal, excessive pricing, tying and bundling, discount practices and unlawful discrimination are treated in detail through a review of the applicable economic principles, the case law and decisional practice and more recent economic and legal writings. In addition, the major constituent elements of Article 102 TFEU, such as market definition, dominance, effect on trade and applicable remedies are considered at length.

The third edition involves a net addition of over 250 pages, with a substantial new chapter on Abuses In Digital Platforms, an extensively revised chapter on standards, and virtually all chapters incorporating substantial revisions reflecting key cases such as Intel, MEO, Google Android, Google Shopping, AdSense, and Qualcomm.

1. Introduction, Scope of Application, and Basic Framework
2. History, Development, and Reform
3. Market Definition
4. Dominance
5. The General Concept of An Abuse
6. Predatory Pricing
7. Margin Squeeze
8. Exclusive Dealing and Related Practices
9. Loyalty Rebates and Related Practices
10. Refusal to Deal
11. Tying and Bundling
12. Exclusionary Non-Price Abuses
13. Abusive Conduct and Standards
14. Excessive Pricing
15. Abusive Discrimination
16. Other Exploitative Abuses
17. Abuses in Digital Platform Markets
18. Effect on Trade
19. REMEDIES