This is the twenty-second volume in an extremely successful series. The Yearbook contains highly respected annual surveys, together with articles written by leading academics in the field, and through its commitment to consistently high standards, it is well established as an essential tool for all practitioners and scholars of EC law.About the Author: Piet Eeckhout is Herbert Smith Professor of Law at the Centre for European Law, King's College London. Takis Tridimas is Professor of Law at the University of Southampton.