Cláudia Coutinho da Costa will present the collaborative work published by Grupo Almedina, Essays on Competition Law and Policy: Navigating the Market in the 21st Century, at the Lisbon Book Fair on 18 June.
This book brings together articles written by regulators, lawyers, jurists, and economists on current developments in 21st-century competition law. It addresses topics such as the interaction between regulation and competition, as well as quantum approaches to digital ecosystems, encouraging dialogue between different fields of knowledge — namely economics, law, and philosophy.
Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro, Cláudia Coutinho da Costa, Ricardo Filipe Costa, Inês Correia, and Vasco Costa Santos contributed three articles to this volume, offering reflections on some of the contemporary challenges facing competition law:
- ‘The Portuguese Merger Control Regime: A Necessary Reform’:
Authored by Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro, Vasco Costa Santos, and Inês Correia, this article critically examines the current merger control regime in Portugal. It proposes a reform inspired by the British, Austrian, and American models, in which Phase 2 is conducted by a different entity from that responsible for Phase 1 — a structure designed to ensure the effective protection of parties’ rights.
- ‘Silent Revolution: The Evolution of the Application of Article 101 TFEU in the Sports Sector’:
Cláudia Coutinho da Costa analyses the evolution of the application of Article 101 of the TFEU in the sports sector, highlighting recent rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union on measures introduced by sports organisations. These include anti-doping regulations, prior authorisation and eligibility rules, team composition rules, and the status and transfer of players. The article offers historical context, reviews the development of case law, and discusses ongoing challenges, underlining the importance of the specific characteristics of sport when applying competition rules.
- ‘What Place for Competition Law? A Reflection on Where Competition Law Stands in an Increasingly Multi-Layered Regulatory Framework’:
Written by Ricardo Filipe Costa, this article explores the interplay and potential tensions between classical competition law and newly emerging regulatory regimes. These include the EU Digital Markets Regulation, foreign direct investment control frameworks, and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation — all of which may overlap with competition law in certain respects.
