Publications

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Members of the CDC team frequently publish articles and book chapters in relation to various current developments in the fields of competition law and economics.

Carsten Krüger (2024), ‘Mit Voll(ab)gas zum kartelldeliktsrechtlichen Mindestschaden?’‚ Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht (New Journal für Competition Law)

Till Schreiber & Carsten Krüger (2024), ‘Bündelung von Kartellschadensersatzansprüchen mehrerer Marktstufen (Anmerkung zu Gerechtshof ’s-Hertogenbosch – Spannstahlkartell)’‚ Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb (Competition Law and Economics)

Carsten Krüger (2024), ‘Truck Cartel Case: Germany’s Supreme Court Recognises Damages for Lessees and Hire-Purchasers and Requires Cartelists to Present a Sound Theory of No Harm', TL4 Competition Magazine, Issue 4, pp. 21-22

The article was first published with ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Magazine. It is also available here.

Carsten Krüger (2023), ‘Sammelklageinkasso im Kartellrecht auf dem Prüfstand des EuGH‘ (comment on LG Dortmund 13.03.2023 – 8 O 7/20), Legal Tech – Zeitschrift für die Digitale Rechtsanwendung 4 (2023) p. 304

CDC's submission to the the public consultation of the European Commission on the draft Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines (sustainability agreements, 2022)

You can download our submission from here

CDC's submission to the the public consultation of the Spanish competition authority (CNMC) on the quantification of damages caused by competition law infringements (2021)

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Carsten Krüger & Andreas Weitbrecht (2021), ‘Bundling of Claims by way of Assignment in Germany', Mass Claims 2021-2.

Till Schreiber and Martin Seegers (2021), 'Collective or Class Actions and Claims Aggregation in the EU: the Claimant’s Perspective', An extract from GCR’s Private Litigation Guide - Third Edition.

This is an extract from GCR’s Private Litigation Guide – Third Edition. The whole publication is available at https://globalcompetitionreview.com/guide/private-litigation-guide/third-edition

Martin Seegers (together with Marc Barennes, 2021), ‘Litigation costs, funding and access to justice in competition damage actions in Europe’, in: Rafael Amaro (Ed.), Private Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe - Directive 2014/104/EU and Beyond.

Till Schreiber & Carsten Krüger & Martin Seegers (2021), ‘Passing-on’, Global Dictionary of Competition Law, Concurrences, Art. N° 88937

Carsten Krüger & Martin Seegers (2021),‘Kartellrechtliche Abtretungsmodelle, Legal-Tech und die Reform des Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetzes: Wer wird geschützt und wovor?‘, Betriebs-Berater 18.2021

Till Schreiber, Martin Seegers (2021), 'Collective or Class Actions and Claims Aggregation in the EU: the Claimant’s Perspective', GCR Insight 2021, Private Litigation Guide

Barennes, Deferme, & Verhulst (2020), 'Limitation periods in competition law damages actions in the EU: Are further clarification and harmonisation needed?', Concurrences N° 1-2020

CDC's Comments on the Draft Communication on the protection of confidential information for the private enforcement of EU competition law by national courts

Till Schreiber & Martin Seegers (2019), 'Collective or Class Actions and Claims Aggregation in the EU: the Claimant’s Perspective', GCR Insight 2019, Private Litigation Guide

Zeki Korkmaz and Isabella Wijnberg (2019), 'The future of class actions in Europe from a claims aggregator's perspective - Interview with Till Schreiber and Martin Seegers, Houthoff Class Action Survey, 2019

Carsten Krüger (2019), 'Gesamtschuldnerausgleich zwischen Kartellrechtsverletzern', in Fuchs, A., Weitbrecht, A. (eds.), Handbuch Private Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung, Munich, Germany

Carsten Krüger & Andreas Weitbrecht (2019), 'Funktion und Instrumente des kollektiven Rechtsschutzes im Kartellrecht', in Fuchs, A., Weitbrecht, A. (eds.), Handbuch Private Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung, Munich, Germany

Ulrich Classen & Martin Seegers (2019), 'The State of Private Enforcement of Competition Law: A Practitioner's Perspective', in the publication, 'EU Competition Litigation: Transposition and First Experiences of the New Regime', Hart Publishing Ltd

Till Schreiber & Martin Seegers (2018), 'Quantification passing-on defence and interest', Competition Law Insight

Ben Bornemann (2018), 'Cartel Damages: Liability and Settlement', SSRN

Carsten Krüger & Martin Seegers (2018),'Gerichtsstands- und Schiedsklauseln bei Schadensersatz in Missbrauchs- und Kartellfällen im Lichte des Apple-Urteils des EuGH', Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb (Competition Law and Economics)

CDC’s contribution to the consultation by the European Commission on draft guidelines for national courts on how to estimate the share of cartel overcharges passed on to indirect purchasers and final consumers (2018)

Till Schreiber, Carsten Krüger & Pádraic Burke (2018), ‘Practical challenges for cross-border follow-on damages actions’, in Parcu, P.L., Monti, G., Botta, M. (eds.), ‘Private enforcement of EU competition law: The Impact of the Damages Directive’, Cheltenham, UK

Carsten Krüger (2017), ‘Gesamtschuld, Gesamtschuldnerausgleich und Vergleiche im neuen Kartellschadensersatzrecht’, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb (Competition Law and Economics), Vol. 5

Martin Seegers, (2017), ‘Passing-on-Defence according to the new § 33c Act against Restraints of Competition’, Competition Law & Economics (Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb), Vol. 5, Handelsblatt Fachmedien, Düsseldorf, Germany (in German)

CDC’s contribution to the implementation of the EU Directive on Damage Actions (in English).

Based on its day-to-day experience, CDC shared some practical aspects that should be taken into account in the context of the Implementation of Directive 2014/104/EU.
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CDC’s contribution to the implementation of the EU Directive on Damage Actions (in German).

Based on its day-to-day experience, CDC shared some practical aspects that should be taken into account in the context of the Implementation of Directive 2014/104/EU.
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Till Schreiber, Ben Bornemann & Vasil Savov, (2016), 'The Calculation Of Interest On Antitrust Damages', Comp Law Blog

According to EU law, interest constitutes an essential component in making good the damage sustained and should be due from the occurrence of the harm until full compensation is paid. Interest is calculated in accordance with national law provided that the EU principles of equivalence and effectiveness are complied with.
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Danilo Samà, (2016), ‘Cartel Detection and Collusion Screening: An Empirical Analysis of the London Metal Exchange’, in Kovač, M., Vandenberghe, A.S. (eds.), ‘Economic Evidence in EU Competition Law’, European Studies in Law and Economics, Vol. 18, Intersentia Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom

This edited volume addresses the importance, implications, practices, problems and the role of economic evidence in EU competition law. It includes contributions on the use of the economic approach in the application and enforcement of EU competition law in different EU countries, candidate member states and third countries.
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Carsten Krüger (2015), ‘Massenschäden im Kartellrecht – Schein und Sein des kollektiven Rechtsschutzes‘, in Schmidt-Kessel, M., Strünck, C., Kramme, M. (eds.), ‘Im Namen der Verbraucher? Kollektive Rechtsdurchsetzung in Europa’, Schriften zu Verbraucherrecht und Verbraucherwissenschaften (vol. 5), Jena, Germany

Till Schreiber & Martin Seegers, (2015), 'The EU Directive on Antitrust Damage Actions and the Role of Bundling Claims by Assignment', CPI Antitrust Chronicle February 2015 (2)

The Directive codifies case law of the EU courts on the right to obtain full compensation for infringements of EU competition law and provides for a common legal framework throughout the Union. Nevertheless, due to significant practical hurdles the majority of victims, in particular of hard-core cartels, still do not actively pursue their damage claims.
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Till Schreiber & Vasil Savov, (2014), 'Kone v Commission: Umbrella Damages Claims', Journal of European Competition Law & Practice

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the EU right to full compensation encompasses losses relating to artificially high prices charged by an undertaking as a result of a prohibited cartel to which it is not a party (‘Umbrella pricing’).
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Martin Seegers, (2014), 'Interaction of the Rules on Joint and Several Liability and Settlements under the EU Directive on Damage Actions', Global Competition Litigation Review 2014, Volume 3

This unique journal will provide you with an invaluable and much needed forum, offering expert discussions of the substantive and procedural law framework of private antitrust action throughout Europe and other international jurisdictions. With analytical articles focusing on cartels and other anti-competitive practices, it enables you to keep ahead of the competition by keeping you informed of the latest trends and developments in this specialist area.
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Till Schreiber & Mick Smith, (2014), 'The Case for Building Antitrust Damage Claims by Assignment', Competition Law Journal no. 03, 2014

The enforcement of antitrust damage claims is complex and requires an efficient and accurate combination of specific economic, legal and IT expertise. Despite the efforts of the EU legislator, end consumers, SMEs and even large corporate victims, who have suffered financial losses as a consequence of illegal cartel activities, continue to face many practical
difficulties.
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Carsten Krüger (2014), ‘Vergleiche zwischen Opfern und Tätern von Kartelldelikten gemäß dem Richtlinienvorschlag der Kommission – Segen oder Fluch? ‘, in Nietsch, M., Weller, M. (eds.), ‘Private Enforcement: Brennpunkte kartellprivatrechtlicher Schadensersatzklagen’, Workshop des EBS Law School Research Center for Transnational Commercial Law, Schriften der EBS Law School (vol. 3), Baden-Baden, Germany