ÖZH 515 - Private Law Liability Arising from Competition Infringements

By analyzing the consequences of breach of the rules protecting competition in private law, which is one of the indispensable elements of free market, this course aims to inform students about basic rules for the protection of competition under the Act on Protection of Competition numbered 4054, the requests of natural and legal persons in private law who are individually damaged due to breach of these rules, in other words, civil liability resulting from breach of competition law in terms of theory and practice.

In this course, concept of competition, rules protecting competition, agreements and concerted practices in competition law, dominant position and abuse of dominant position, mergers and acquisitions between undertakings, exemption and negative clearance, the consequences of breach of competition rules in private law, action for material and moral damages and its conditions (defect, damage, causal relationship), problems regarding evidence, limitation period and issues raising disputes and discrepancies in practice such as competent and incumbent authority will be covered.