Do the members of the ECJ and the CFI have specific expertise in competition and business law?
H.L.: “The members of the ECJ and the CFI are not specialists, and even if they happen to possess specialist knowledge, they are not appointed on account of it. In effect, no one is obliged to deal with only one particular legal area and it is considered important that EU judges are generalists able to appreciate the broader legal implications of their decisions and not merely the impact they have on a particular area of economic or social life Nevertheless, all judges at both the ECJ and the CFI work with three legal experts, referred to as référendaires, of whom at least one has studied company law, business law and competition law. It should be added that graduates in EU law are necessarily familiar with these subjects.” C.I. : What is the role played by Community jurisdictions in the process of the harmonisation of European commercial law? H.L.: “Community jurisdictions are an essential factor in substantive economic law in Europe, particularly in competition law, and this in two w
