TILEC workshop on private enforcement of competition law

The European Commission has issued its long-awaited white paper on antitrust damages on 2 April 2008. On 20 June 2008, TILEC will organise a half-day workshop on this topical issue of private enforcement in the context of competition law. The workshop will be divided into two parts. The first part will deal with the legal and policy aspects of the discussion. Eddy de Smijter (European Commission) will focus on the policy developments behind the white paper, and Jeroen Kortmann (University of Amsterdam) will provide the audience with a tort-law perspective on antitrust damages. The second part of the workshop will deal with the more specific issue of the assessment of total damages and the distribution thereof. Here, three sets of speakers of economics will present their work: Wieland Müller and Jan Boone (both TILEC), Theon van Dijk (Lexonomics) and Frank Verboven (KU Leuven), and Maarten Pieter Schinkel, Jan Tuinstra and Martijn Han (all University of Amsterdam). The workshop will take place at Tilburg University, from 12:00 to 17:00. Registration is free and is possible until 13 June 2008. More information on the workshop can be found at the TILEC website.