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, Qualcomm.




Table of Contents




Foreword to the Third Edition by Nils Wahl


Foreword to the First Edition by John Temple Lang


Authors’ Preface to the Third Edition


Table of Cases


Table of Legislation


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


Index