Paucity of consumer redress actions: a critical appraisal in light of the Damages Directive for competition infringements

Sahin Sengul, E ORCID: 0000-0002-4741-2171 (2018) 'Paucity of consumer redress actions: a critical appraisal in light of the Damages Directive for competition infringements.' Çankaya Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi = Çankaya University Faculty of Law Journal, 3 (2). pp. 169-195.

Abstract

The studies carried out for and by the European Commission have demonstrated that one group of victims harmed by competition infringements, i.e. consumers, have never or rarely claimed compensation. This gave rise to an ongoing work in the EU to enhance private competition law enforcement and to raise awareness among victims for over a decade. In 2014, the European Commission’s work on the enhancement of private competition law enforcement has led to the publication of ‘The Directive on Certain Rules Governing Actions for Damages Under National Law for Infringements of the Competition Law Provisions of the Member States and of the European Union’. The article aims to show that the Directive has failed to address the main issues resulting to the paucity of consumer damages claims, and therefore argues that the Directive falls short of providing necessary means to compensate consumers.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	private enforcement of competition law, actions for damages, consumer loss, directive on damages actions, collective redress mechanisms
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Bath Business School
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2026 11:38
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2026 11:38
ISSN:	2458-8202
URN:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16673

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