NATIONAL COURTS’ INVESTIGATIVE POWERS AND BURDEN OF PROOF: THE ITALIAN COURT OF CASSATION REINTERPRETS NATIONAL PROCEDURAL LAWS ON THE BASIS OF THE DIRECTIVE 104/2014
The burden of proof falling on the claimant in competition damages actions, especially if stand-alone type, is notoriously fraught with difficulty. As a consequence, if the national judge interprets the domestic procedural laws in a strict and formalistic manner, this may render the burden not just difficult but nearly close to impossible. The Italian Court…