Le contentieux des actions en dommages et intérêts pour infraction au droit européen de la concurrence

This article offers an overview of the case law in France, Germany and the United Kingdom in the realm of private damages actions initiated in response to an infringement of EU competition law. It outlines how national non-contractual liability regimes have been invited to adapt to the realities of EU-induced civil actions and how the recently voted private damages Directive will impact on the existing national substantive and procedural law rules and principles.