What rules or principles govern the assessment of evidence in EU competition enforcement? This book offers, for the first time, a comprehensive academic study on the topic. Its aim is twofold. Firstly, it produces a typology of evidence standards in competition proceedings at the EU level, thereby systemising the guidance that is currently dispersed in the case-law of the EU Courts. Secondly, it examines the applicable evidence rules and principles with a view to better understanding their role in EU competition enforcement. In so doing, the book illustrates that evidence standards are not mere technicalities and their significance should not be underestimated. Rigorous and engaging, this work provides a much-needed analysis of a key question of EU competition enforcement.

 

Table Of Contents:

Summary of Contents

1. Introduction

I. Evidence Matters in the Spotlight 

II. A Simple Question, an Unclear Answer: What Standards Govern the Evaluation of Evidence? 

III. Purpose, Approach and Scope 

IV. Structure 



2. Evidence Standards in EU Competition Enforcement: Autonomous, But Not Independent 

I. Introduction 

II. A Primer on Evidence Law and Theory 

III. Evidence Standards and EU Competition Enforcement 

IV. Conclusion 



3. The Burden of Proof in EU Competition Enforcement 

I. Introduction 

II. The Concept of the Burden of Proof and its Significance 

III. The Burden of Proof in Antitrust Cases 

IV. The Burden of Proof in Merger Cases 

V. Conclusion