A decade of Directive 2014/104/EU on antitrust damages actions through the judgments of the EUCJ

Abstract

A decade after the adoption of Directive 2014/104/EU on damages arising from antitrust infringements, although the principles that inspire it are now firmly established, its practical application has encountered a host of problems, both substantive and procedural. This commentary analyses the case law of the CJEU over the last ten years, outlining the private application of competition law in the EU, mainly in the light of the preliminary rulings that have been submitted to it on the occasion of the claims arising from the so-called “trucks cartel”.