Abuse of dominance, Discrimination, European Court of Justice, National competition authorities (NCAs), National court, References for a preliminary ruling, Regulation
First Stop Regulatory Body, Second Stop National Civil Courts: Jurisdiction to Apply Article 102 TFEU After DB Station and The Future of CityRail
Jurisdiction after DB Station At the end of last year, the ECJ rendered a much-anticipated ruling in the DB Station case (C-721/10), which fundamentally clarified the hierarchy between regulators and civil courts in abuse of dominance cases relating to regulated infrastructure sectors. After lengthy national proceedings, the ECJ decided that national civil courts can only…