Jurisdictional issues in private antitrust enforcement – Advocate General Bobek sets a proper benchmark
Do national courts have the power to fully apply Article 101(1) TFEU and Article 53(1) EEA‑Agreement with regard to anticompetitive practices? This question was referred to the European Court of Justice by the Rechtbank Amsterdam (District Court Amsterdam) on 6 November 2019 (Case C ‑819/19). Advocate General Bobek gave his opinion on the matter in his Opinion of 6 May 2021. Anna-Jacqueline Limprecht reports. Price agreements for air freight services trigger the proceedings As a warning, it should be mentioned that a large number of…