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Damages Actions Against Digital Gatekeepers for Breaches of EU Antitrust Law and the DMA: A German Perspective

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This paper examines actions for damages against digital gatekeepers for breach of EU antitrust law or the Digital Markets Act (DMA) from a German perspective. It provides insights into private antitrust litigation against digital gatekeepers before German courts. While the pending damages actions are still at an early stage, a number of injunction actions have been decided, providing some insight into the effectiveness of private antitrust enforcement against digital gatekeepers. The role of damages actions as an instrument of corrective justice and of enforcement in the context of DMA infringements is discussed. The conceptual choice to include DMA infringements in the German antitrust damages law is considered in the light of the EU principles of effectiveness and equivalence.

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  • Jens-Uwe Franck, 2025. "Damages Actions Against Digital Gatekeepers for Breaches of EU Antitrust Law and the DMA: A German Perspective," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2025_671, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
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    1. Jens-Uwe Franck & Martin Peitz, 2021. "Digital Platforms and the New 19a Tool in the German Competition Act," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2021_297, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
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    Keywords

    damages actions; injunction actions; antitrust law; digital gatekeepers; digital platforms; DMA;
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    JEL classification:

    • K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
    • K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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