Book | 2nd edition 2014 | Europe | Norbert Reich, Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, Peter Rott, Klaus Tonner
In recent years, EU consumer law has been subject to spectacular decisions by the European Court of Justice, with important consequences for the private law of Member States. Currently, it is under scrutiny by the EC Commission, which has just published a proposal for the revision of important aspects of the EU consumer law acquis. The authors have taken a broad horizontal approach at the European acquis, thereby reflecting on the history, the achievements and also the shortcomings of EC law.
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Marco Loos, Marco B.M. Loos, Ilse Samoy
Differences in contract law and the additional transaction costs and complexity they generate in cross-border transactions dissuade a considerable number SMEs from expanding into markets of other Member States. These differences are also said to limit competition in the internal market.
Book | 1st edition 2013 | Europe | Jacques Derenne, Massimo Merola, José Rivas
With the contribution of EU officials, practitioners and academics, this book analyses the impact of the financial and economic crisis on the enforcement of competition law (antitrust, merger control, State aid law, trade and industrial policies issues.
This volume reproduces the papers presented at the annual Concurrences Journal's conference held on 15th February 2010 at the French Parliament in Paris.
This volume reproduces the papers presented at the annual Concurrences Journal's conference held on 10th February 2012. Four topics are addressed : Compliance Programs, Procedural Autonomy, Prescription Markets, and, Object vs. anticompetitive effect.
Book | 1st edition 2012 | Belgium | Kris Boschmans, Sylvain Bouyon, Frédéric Lernoux, Isabelle Martin, Didier Van Caillie
Internationalisation offers real growth perspectives to SMEs. This book supports this dynamics and informs about the opportunities and barriers, the risks and covering tools, the management processes,payment and funding methods as well as public measures.
Book | 1st edition 2012 | World | Jean-François Bellis, José Maria Beneyto
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the 2010 reform of the rules applicable to vertical restraints following the entry into force of Regulation No. 330/2010.
This book deals with the endeavor of national and supranational legislators to develop more attractive corporate legal forms and investment frameworks. It focuses on some recent national corporate law reforms, the newly introduced European legal form Societas Europaea and the choice of law in corporate debt securities.
Book | 2nd edition 2011 | Europe | Stefan Grundmann
Over the last decade, European company law has been re-written completely. Virtually no EU measure remained unchanged and most of them have undergone fundamental reform. This book discusses the EC/EU law first including all instruments through which it is transposed into the national law systems. However, where no EC/EU law exists, a comparative law discussion and policy aspects, namely law and economics, fill the gaps. The whole organism of (limited liability) company law is thus covered.
Book | 1st edition 2010 | Europe | Claudia Desogus
This book deals with parallel trade of pharmaceuticals from a Law & Economics perspective. In recent judgments (Bayer, Glaxo and Syfait), EU Courts questioned some of the legal principles underpinning the EU policy on parallel trade in the field of pharmaceuticals. Through the analysis of the impact that parallel trade of pharmaceuticals has on consumer welfare, both in a static and in a dynamic sense, this work examines whether the current legal approach to parallel trade of pharmaceuticals reflects the findings of economic theory, whether it should change, and, if so, on what basis this adjustment should take place.
Book | 1st edition 2010 | Europe | Sarah Schoenmaekers
This book discusses and compares the different legal and economic aspects of the regulation of architects in Belgium and the Netherlands . It also discusses EU legislation and case law on the free movement of architects in and to the European Union.
This book makes a valuable contribution to the current discussion regarding the private enforcement of competition law, particularly through the use of group litigation. Forms of group litigation are debated not only at the European level, but in countries worldwide. Policy makers, practitioners and academics alike can draw relevant insights about the potentials and pitfalls of group litigation mechanisms.
Book | 1st edition 2010 | Europe | Margherita Poto
This book provides an overview of the role of the independent administrative authorities assigned to the oversight of financial markets, by outlining both the historic and economic background, the warp and the weft of the European system, and where these authorities have emerged and now operate.
This book analyzes whether, and to what extent, the exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction in cartel and merger matters is in fact lawful under international law. It does so from a transatlantic perspective, with an emphasis on practice in the United States and the European Community. The book mainly focuses on the use of the controversial effects and implementation doctrines of jurisdiction.