Contributions of causality in competition damages claims an instrument for determining the ‘an’ and the ‘quantum debeatur’ and for the interpretation of pass-on defense in vertical chain relations

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Published: Apr 2, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37963/iberc.v6i1.238
Keywords:
competition infringement, competition damages, civil liability, causality, pass-on defense

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Micaela Barros Barcelos Fernandes
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4922-8220

Abstract

This work presents the causality contributions for the damage claims arising out of competition infringements. According to the Brazilian Law, the causality is a necessary element of civil liability and works as an instrument for determining the duty to indemnify, as well as for quantifying the indemnity due to the victim. Some questions were presented for the adequate weighing of the causes to determine the responsibility of the offending economic agent, especially in view of the hypotheses of concurrence of causes, whether they are concomitant or verified at different moments in time. Furthermore, contributions from the doctrine of causality were pointed out to better deal with situations in which the victim passes on the damage forward in the distribution chain in which they are integrated, an issue that is identified with the theme of passing-on of losses defense.

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FERNANDES, Micaela Barros Barcelos. Contributions of causality in competition damages claims: an instrument for determining the ‘an’ and the ‘quantum debeatur’ and for the interpretation of pass-on defense in vertical chain relations. Revista IBERC, Belo Horizonte, v. 6, n. 1, p. 98–120, 2023. DOI: 10.37963/iberc.v6i1.238. Disponível em: https://revista.iberc.org.br/iberc/article/view/238. Acesso em: 11 oct. 2026.
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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): Revista IBERC
Section
National Doctrine
Author Biography

Micaela Barros Barcelos Fernandes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Advogada com experiência em ambiente corporativo, e atuação consultiva e preventiva. Professora em cursos de graduação e pós-graduação, com Doutorado em Direito Civil pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2022), mestrado em Empresa e Atividades Econômicas (curso concluído em 2017, com conceito 5 Capes, conforme Relatório de Avaliação Quadrienal 2017), mestrado em Direito Internacional e da Integração Econômica (curso concluído em 2003, com conceito 6 Capes, conforme Portaria MEC nº 1.740, de 20/12/1994), ambos pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, pós-graduação em Direito da Economia e da Empresa pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas/RJ (1999), e graduação em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1997).