02097nam a22003258a 4500 CR9780511676420 UkCbUP 20180107143412.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100212s2010||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511676420 (ebook) 9780521767149 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda 343.240721 22 Lovdahl Gormsen, Liza, author. A Principled Approach to Abuse of Dominance in European Competition Law / [electronic resource] Liza Lovdahl Gormsen. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Antitrust and Competition Law Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Three questions surround the interpretation and application of Article 82 of the EC Treaty. What is its underlying purpose? Is it necessary to demonstrate actual or likely anticompetitive effects on the market place when applying Article 82? And how can dominant undertakings defend themselves against a finding of abuse? Instead of the usual discussion of objectives, Liza Lovdahl Gormsen questions whether the Commission's chosen objective of consumer welfare is legitimate. While many Community lawyers would readily accept and indeed welcome the objective of consumer welfare, this is not supported by case law. The Community Courts do not always favour consumer welfare at the expense of economic freedom. This is important for dominant undertakings' ability to advance efficiencies and for understanding why the Chicago and post-Chicago School arguments cannot be injected into Article 82. European Economic Community Print version: 9780521767149 Antitrust and Competition Law. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511676420 Cambridge Books Online 236494 236494