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Edited by: Anna Vernet, Konstantina Strouvali, Virgilio Pereira, Niklas Brueggemann

ISBN13: 9781035341825

To be Published: November 2026

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

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This authoritative book provides the first comprehensive account of how the preliminary ruling procedure has shaped the development of EU antitrust law and practice, drawing on more than 270 rulings from the past 60 years. Including insights from European Commission officials involved in preliminary ruling proceedings, members of the judiciary, attorneys and academic experts, the volume is an indispensable guide for understanding the implications of preliminary rulings for antitrust litigation, enforcement strategy and policy development across the EU.

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Unique insight from the Commission, the judiciary, practitioners and academics
Clear structure and systematic coverage facilitate navigation
Offers practice-oriented commentaries on landmark CJEU cases situating them in the current enforcement and policy debates
Presents comprehensive coverage of public and private enforcement
Offers practical insights into the implications of preliminary rulings for antitrust litigation, enforcement strategy and policy development across the EU

Subjects:: Competition Law, EU Law

Contents:: Introduction to Preliminary Rulings in EU Antitrust Law 1; Anna Vernet, Konstantina Strouvali, Virgilio Pereira and Niklas Brüggemann; PART I. PRELIMINARY RULINGS IN CONTEXT; 1. The preliminary reference procedure 7; Joseph H.H. Weiler and Daniel Sarmiento; 2. The perspective from a judge of the Court of Justice 21; Nils Wahl and Leila Rezki; 3. The perspective from an Advocate General 44; Athanasios Rantos, Alfredos Theodorakopoulos and Andreas Scordamaglia-Tousis; 4. The perspective from a national judge: Insights from the Spanish experience in the Trucks Cartel litigation 62; Ignacio Sancho and Gustavo Martín; 5. The perspective from the European Commission’s Legal Service 75; Fernando Castillo de la Torre; 6. The perspective from an attorney 88; Machteld de Monchy-Jansen, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek and Irina Popov; 7. The perspective from a national competition authority 108; Nuno Cunha Rodrigues; PART II. CASE COMMENTARIES; Section A(i) Article 101 TFEU: Horizontal Agreements; 8. C-238/05 – Asnef-Equifax 127; Annemarie ter Heegde; 9. C-209/07 – BIDS 138; Pascal Berghe; 10. C-8/08 – T-Mobile 146; Annemarie ter Heegde; 11. C-413/13 – FNV Kunsten 157; Ion Rogalski; 12. C-542/14 – VM Remonts 169; Annemarie ter Heegde; 13. C-228/18 – Budapest Bank 177; Pascal Berghe; 14. C‑307/18 – Generics (UK) 186; Pinelopi Stamou; 15. C-128/21 – Lithuanian Notaries 203; Ion Rogalski; 16. C-331/21 – EDP 214; Pedro Caro de Sousa; Section A(ii) Article 101 TFEU: Vertical Agreements; 17. C-217/05 – CEES 225; Kassiani Christodoulou; 18. C-403/08 and C-429/08 – Football Association Premier League 235; Kassiani Christodoulou; 19. C-439/09 – Pierre Fabre 245; Fabian Kaiser; 20. C-230/16 – Coty 253; Fabian Kaiser; 21. C-211/22 – Super Bock 262; Pedro Caro de Sousa; Section B(i) Article 102 TFEU: Exclusionary Abuses (Pricing Abuses); 22. C-52/09 – TeliaSonera 272; Johannes Holzwarth; 23. C-209/10 – Post Danmark I 283; Nicholas Khan KC; 24. C-23/14 – Post Danmark II 293; Nicholas Khan KC; Section B(ii) Article 102 TFEU: Exclusionary Abuses (Non-Pricing Abuses); 25. Joined Cases C‑468/06 to C‑478/06 – Sot. Lélos 302; Pinelopi Stamou; 26. C-170/13 – Huawei 314; Gunnar Wolf and Luca Manigrassi; 27. C-377/20 – SEN 326; Cristina Sjödin; 28. C-680/20 – Unilever 338; Cristina Sjödin; 29. C-333/21 – Superleague 349; Gero Meessen; 30. C-233/23 – Android Auto 361; Gian Luca Pastuglia; Section B(iii) Article 102 TFEU: Exploitative Abuses; 31. C-52/07 – Kanal 5 372; Kassiani Christodoulou; 32. C-525/16 – Meo 380; Luca Manigrassi; 33. C-177/16 – AKKA/LAA 391; Pinelopi Stamou; 34. C-252/21 – Meta 402; Gero Meessen; Section C Procedural and Institutional Matters; 35. C-375/09 – Tele2 Polska 413; Xandra Reintjes; 36. C-226/11 – Expedia 422; Jeroen Capiau; 37. C-681/11 – Schenker 431; Jeroen Capiau; 38. C-428/14 – DHL 442; Jeroen Capiau; 39. C-547/16 – Gasorba 451; Xandra Reintjes; 40. C-857/19 – Slovak Telekom 459; Martin Farley; 41. C-117/20 – bpost 468; Freya van Schaik; 42. C-151/20 – Nordzucker 478; Freya van Schaik; 43. C-721/20 – DB Station 488; Zsuzsa Cserhalmi; 44. C‑449/21 – Towercast 499; Damien Gerard and Elisabeth Marescaux; 45. C-511/23 – Caronte 508; Gian Luca Pastuglia; Section D(i) Private Enforcement: Compensation; 46. C-295/04 to C-298/04 – Manfredi 519; Clio Zois; 47. C-557/12 – Kone 527; Johannes Holzwarth; 48. C-435/18 – Otis 537; Clio Zois; 49. C-253/23 – ASG 2 544; Johannes Persch; Section D(ii) Private Enforcement: Disclosure; 50. C-536/11 – Donau Chemie 554; Henry Abbott; 51. C-163/21 – PACCAR 563; Barbara Ernst; 52. C-57/21 – RegioJet 569; Barbara Ernst; Section D(iii) Private Enforcement: Imputability; 53. C-352/13 – CDC 582; Johannes Persch; 54. C-724/17 – Skanska 591; Elias Deutscher; 55. C-882/19 – Sumal 602; Elias Deutscher; 56. C-267/20 – Volvo and DAF 616; Henry Abbott; 57. C-312/21 – Tráficos Manuel Ferrer 627; Johannes Persch; PART III. THE EVOLUTION OF EU ANTITRUST LAW THROUGH PRELIMINARY RULINGS; 58. The preliminary ruling procedure and antitrust law in the EU’s multilevel enforcement system 635; Anna Vernet, Konstantina Strouvali, Virgilio Pereira and Niklas Brüggemann; 59. From central command to networked enforcement 648; Anna Vernet, Konstantina Strouvali, Virgilio Pereira and Niklas Brüggemann; 60. The development of EU antitrust law through preliminary rulings under the decentralised enforcement system of Regulation No.; 1/2003 657; Anna Vernet, Konstantina Strouvali, Virgilio Pereira and Niklas Brüggemann; 61. Concluding remarks and outlook 699; Anna Vernet, Konstantina Strouvali, Virgilio Pereira and Niklas Brüggemann

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