Recent Notable Judgments of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union on EU Competition Law (2020-2021)

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Year: 2022
• Author: Krystyna Kowalik-Bańczyk

Speaker

Professor at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, habilitated doctor, graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk, in 1999/2000 completed post- graduate studies in European law at the University of Social Sciences in Toulouse (France). In 2001/2002, she obtained the title of Master of European Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges

(Belgium).

She obtained her PhD degree (2004) and the degree of habilitated doctor (2014) at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Scholarship holder of the European Academy of Law and the Natolin Foundation at the European Institute in Florence (2005, 2009), the Van Calker Foundation at the Institute of Comparative Law in Lausanne (2012) and the Foundation for Polish Science (Bridge-Returns Program 2010-2012, Mentoring Program 2014-2015). Judge at the General Court of the European Union as of 20 September 2016.

Topic

This e-presentation provides a comprehensive analysis of the significant judgments rendered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) during the years 2020 and 2021 in the realm of EU competition law. The objective of this presentation is to shed light on the recent landmark cases that have shaped the legal landscape in the field, with a specific focus on various crucial aspects such as Commission inspections, the interplay between EU and national competition law, the application of the ne bis in idem principle, the latest developments concerning Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and noteworthy private enforcement cases.

To begin, the e-presentation delves into the realm of Commission inspections, examining significant judgments that have influenced the procedures and rights of both undertakings and the Commission. It explores cases that have clarified the scope of the Commission's powers, the requirements for conducting inspections, the rights of companies subject to such inspections, and the extent to which legal professional privilege can be invoked during these procedures.

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