Dr Albert Sánchez Graells

Albert Sanchez Graells

Essential details

Position
Lecturer
Role
Year 1 Tutor/Level 4 Co-ordinator
Extension
5747
Room number
419
Email
A.Sanchez-Graells@hull.ac.uk
Qualifications

LLB (Nebrija), BA Business (Nebrija), DEA Law (Autonoma Madrid), PhD (Eur), Law (Autonoma Madrid)

Profile

Dr Albert Sánchez Graells is Lecturer in Law specialising in EU Economic Law and, more specifically, in EU Competition Law and EU Public Procurement Law. Prior to joining Hull, Albert was Lecturer in European and Commercial Law at the Law Faculty of the Comillas Pontifical University (Madrid, Spain), as well as Director of its Master in International and European Business Law. Albert has spent significant research time at the Library of Congress (Washington, USA), the Centre for Competition Law and Policy of the University of Oxford (UK) and the Law Department of the Copenhagen Business School (DK). His teaching and research interests are in law and economics, especially regarding competition and public procurement law.

Modules Taught

Undergraduate

Comparative Law (Spanish)

Enforcing EU Rights (Dual Vigilance)

Rough Guide to Legal Rights

Legal Systems

Competition Law

Postgraduate

Competition Law

Research Interests

Dr Albert Sánchez Graells’ main publication to date is “Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules” (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2011), which was recently shortlisted for the 2012 Vogel Prize in Economic Law. His current research efforts focus on building up on his fundamental research around the interplay of these two areas of EU Economic Law, as well as on the potential implications of EU Law in these areas for UK domestic rules and practice.

Selected Publications

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) author page

Books

Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011 (ISBN 978-1849460668).

Book reviews: Grith Ølykke, Common Market Law Review, Vol. 48, Nº 6, Dec 2011, p. 2122-2124.

Kamala Dawar, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Vol. 38, Nº 4, Dec 2011, p. 403-407.

Stéphane Rodrigues, Concurrences, N° 2-2011, n°36171, p. 246.

Dumitru-Daniel Şerban, Revista Română de Drept European, N° 4/2011, p. 187.

Insurance Regulation and Competition. The Antitrust Exemption for the Insurance Sector. [In Spanish Derecho de seguros y competencia. La exención antitrust del sector asegurador, con D. Francisco Marcos. Madrid, Fundación MAPFRE – Instituto de Ciencias del Seguro, 2011 (ISBN 978-8498442533)]. Project financed by a grant to research in the field of insurance law awarded by Spanish private MAPFRE Foundation (2008).

The Involuntary Creditors (a treatment of tort credits in Spanish Bankruptcy Law) [In Spanish: Los Acreedores Involuntarios. En Colección de Estudios de Derecho Concursal, núm. 13. Cizur Menor, Thomson – Civitas, 2008 (ISBN 978-8447029518)].

Book reviews:  Mariano Yzquierdo Tolsada, Anuario de Derecho Concursal, 2009, Nº 18.

Revista de Derecho Concursal y Paraconcursal, 2009, Nº 11.

PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS & CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS IN REFEREED SERIES

“Bringing the ‘Market Economy Agent’ Principle to Full Power” (submitted to editors), European Competition Law Review, forthcoming.

“The Commission’s Modernization Agenda for Procurement and SGEI” (submitted to editors), to be published in E Szyszczak & J van de Gronden (eds) Financing SGEIs: State Aid Reform and Modernisation (TMC Asser Press / Springer Series Legal Issues of Services of General Interest) forthcoming.

“Public Procurement and State Aid: Reopening the Debate?” (2012) Public Procurement Law Review forthcoming.

“Prevention and Deterrence of Bid Rigging: A Look from the 2011 Proposal for a New EU Directive on Public Procurement” (submitted to editors). To be published in a book of proceedings of the conference Integrity and Efficiency in Sustainable Public Contracts, held in Turin (Italy), June 8, 2012.

“Competitive Neutrality in Public Procurement and Competition Policy: An Ongoing Challenge Analised in View of the Proposed New Directive” Accepted for the 5th International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC5), Seattle, WA, August 2012. To be published in a book of proceedings of the conference.

“Public Procurement below Thresholds in Spain” (submitted to editors), to be published in a forthcoming book in the Public Procurement Series edited by professors S Treumer and R Caranta and published by DJØF (Denmark).

“Are the Procurement Rules a Barrier for Cross-Border Trade within the European Market? — A View on Proposals to Lower that Barrier and Spur Growth” in C Tvarnø, GS Ølykke & C Risvig Hansen, EU Public Procurement: Modernisation, Growth and Innovation, Copenhagen, DJØF, 2012, 107-133 (ISBN 9788757428520).

“Public Procurement: An Overview of EU and National Case Law”, special issue of the review e-Competitions dedicated to public procurement (Dec 2011), av. at http://www.concurrences.com/toc_bulletin.php3?id_rubrique=1227.

“A Critical Appraisal of the Spanish National Competition Commission's Guide on Public Procurement and Competition” (in Spanish: “Una Visión Crítica de la 'Guía Sobre Contratación Pública y Competencia' Publicada por la CNC” (2011) 20 Gaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de la Competencia 15-31).

“A Short Note on Methodology: An Eclectic and Heuristic Multi-Disciplinary and Functional Approach to EU Law” (2011) 11 Romanian Journal of European Law 55-64 (published by Wolters Kluwer Romania).

“Measuring regulatory intensity by the Spanish Regions (1978-2009)”, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández and Prof. Juan Santaló Mediavilla, 4/2010 InDret. Review on the Analysis of Law.

“More Competition-Oriented Public Procurement to Foster Social Welfare”, in KV Thai (ed), Towards New Horizons In Public Procurement, Boca Raton, FL, PrAcademics Press, 2010, p. 81–114. Presented at the 4th International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC4), Seoul (Korea), August 2010.

“A Missing Step in the Modernization Stairway – Any Role for Block Exemption Regulations in the Realm of Regulation 1/2003?” (2010) 6(2) Competition Law Review 183–200, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández. Previously presented at the 14th CLaSF Workshop: “Reforming EC Competition Law”, held at the City University London, September 2009.

“Some Preliminary Views on the Revision of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation” (2009) 30(10) European Competition Law Review 475-481, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández, in.

“Towards a European Tort Law? Damages Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust Rules: Harmonising Tort Law through the Back Door?” (2008) 16(3) European Review Private Law 469-488, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández. Also published in 1/2008 InDret. Review on the Analysis of Law. Previously presented at the IV International Congress European Private Law Beyond the CFR, held in Lleida, Spain (October 2007).

“Need and Role for Independent Directors. Difficulties in their Transplant to Spanish Listed Companies”(In Spanish, “Necesidad y sentido de los consejeros independientes. Dificultades para el trasplante al derecho de las sociedades cotizadas españolas”, con D. Francisco Marcos, en Revista de derecho mercantil, Nº 268, 2008, p. 499–568). Winner of the II Prize José María Cervelló – Gutiérrez de la Roza Abogados for Legal Studies, May 2008.

“Defficiencies in the Regulation of Funeral Insurance”, (In Spanish: “Insuficiencias en la regulación del seguro de decesos”, con D. Francisco Marcos Fernández, en Revista de derecho mercantil, Nº 263, 2007, p. 207-230. También publicado como Working Paper de Business, WPE06-23, Instituto de Empresa, noviembre 2006.). Previously presented at the VIII Annual Congress on Civil Liability and Insurance, held in Madrid (November 2006).

“Site Licenses in the European Union: From Prohibition to Authorization”(In Spanish: "Los acuerdos de licencia de emplazamiento (site licenses) en la Unión Europea: de la prohibición a la autorización" co-authored with D. Miguel Odriozola Alén, Gaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de la Competencia, 234, Nov–Dec 2004. p. 67–72).

“The Reform of the System of Control of Concentrations in the European Union: Lights and Shadows”(In Spanish: "La reforma del control de concentraciones en la Unión Europea: novedades, luces y sombras", co-authored with D. Jaime Sánchez Santiago, Revista General de Derecho Europeo, 5, Oct 2004).

ARTICLES IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS, COLLECTIVE BOOKS AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

“Some Thoughts Regarding the Use of Greenhouse Gas Emission Rights as Financial Collateral and their Enforcement” (In Spanish: “Algunas reflexiones en torno a las garantías pignoraticias sobre derechos de emisión de gases de efecto invernadero y su ejecución”, with Bruno Martin Baumeister. Accepted by the editorial board of Revista de Derecho Bancario y Bursátil, forth 2012).

“Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring. Ideas for an Effective Supervision of Student Lawyers” (In Spanish: “Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring (Ideas para una Supervisión Efectiva de Abogados en Formación)”, in Carretero et al (eds), Retos de la abogacía ante la sociedad global, Thomson-Reuters Civitas – ICADE, 2012, p. 361-377).

“Gender Discrimination and Insurance Premium” (In Spanish: “Discriminación por razón de sexo y prima del contrato de seguro. apuntes críticos a la Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (Gran Sala), de 1 de marzo de 2011, en el asunto c-236/09 (Association belge des consommateurs test-achats ASBL y otros contra Conseil des Ministres)” in collaboration with Prof. AB Veiga Copo, (2011) 4 RC. Revista de responsabilidad civil, circulación y seguro 6-33. Also published as (2011) 36 Artículo 14. Una perspectiva de género 38-51).

 “The Problematic Additional Amendments in the Transformation of Corporations” (In Spanish: “Las problemáticas modificaciones adicionales a la transformación de sociedades mercantiles”, (2011) 4 Revista Digital de la Facultad de Derecho UNED). Awarded the 2nd prize of the “García Goyena” Prize for Legal Studies (2010–2011).

“Soft Law and the Private Enforcement of the EU Competition Rules”, in JL Velasco San Pedro (ed), Private enforcement of competition law, Valladolid, Lex nova, 2011, p. 507-520. Original contribution, presented to the International Conference on the Private Enforcement of Competition Law, University of Valladolid, Spain, October 2010.

“Soft Law and the Private Enforcement of the EU Competition Rules” (In Spanish: "El soft law y la aplicación privada del derecho comunitario de la competencia", en JL Velasco San Pedro (ed), La aplicación privada del derecho de la competencia, Valladolid, Lex Nova, 2011, p. 519-534. Translation of prior article).

“The Protection of Involuntary Creditors by Spanish Insolvency Law” (in Spanish, “Los acreedores involuntarios en el concurso”, en AB Veiga Copo (ed), Créditos, garantías y concurso, Madrid, Aranzadi, 2010, p. 391–442).

“Better Regulation: Basic Principles and Recent Developments”(In Spanish: "Movimiento por la calidad de la regulación: principios rectores y avances recientes", en Legislar Mejor en el Siglo XXI. Madrid, M. Justicia, 2009).

“The Application of Early Warning Bankruptcy Devices in the Sports Industry” (In Spanish "La aplicación de mecanismos de alerta temprana de la insolvencia en el ámbito deportivo", en Revista jurídica de deporte y entretenimiento, Nº 22, 2008, p. 67–84).

“Merger Control”(In Spanish: "Control de concentraciones", en BENEYTO, J. M.ª y J. MAILLO (dirs.) La Nueva Ley de Defensa de la Competencia. Análisis y Comentarios, Barcelona, Bosch, 2009 p. 189–231).

“The Protection of Market Prices through Intellectual Property Rights” (In Spanish, “La protección de los precios de mercado a través del derecho de propiedad intelectual”, con D. Francisco Marcos Fernández, en CEF Legal, números 91 y 92, p. 17–54). Winner of the first prize for Civil and Commercial Law Studies of the 5th Prize in Financial Studies awarded by the Centro de Estudios Financieros (Madrid, Spain), June 2008.

“Lights and Shadows in the Modernization of Spanish Merger Review”, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández, in 8(3) The Threshold, summer 2008, p. 25–30.

“Unfair Competition and Market for Corporate Control: Risks o fan Excessive Judicial Activism”(In Spanish: “Competencia desleal y mercado de control societario: riesgo de excesiva injerencia judicial” (Comentario a los autos del Juzgado de lo Mercantil n.º 2 de Bilbao de 25 de marzo, 24 de abril y 16 de mayo de 2008 en el asunto Iberdrola contra Electricité de France), en Diario La Ley, núm. 6993, 21 de julio de 2008, p. 1–9.

“Merger Control in the Spanish Law 15/2007, of July 3rd, for the Defence of Competition”("El control de concentraciones en la Ley 15/2007, de 3 de julio, de Defensa de la Competencia", con D. Francisco Marcos, en PAREJO ALFONSO, L. y A. PALOMAR OLMEDA (dirs.), Derecho de la Competencia. Estudios sobre la Ley 15/2007, de 3 de julio, de Defensa de la Competencia. Barcelona, Bosch, 2008, p. 87–155. También publicado como Working Paper de Business, WPE07-14, Instituto de Empresa, nov. 2007).

“The Role of the Government in Merger Control Proceedings. The Reform Proposed in the Draft Competition Act and the Intervention in the Public Interest”, (In Spanish: “La intervención del Gobierno en el control de concentraciones económicas”. Documento de Trabajo nº 21/2006, Colección La Reforma del Sistema Español de Defensa de la Competencia Instituto, Universitario de Estudios Europeos, Universidad San Pablo – CEU, nov. 2006).

“On The Unconstitutionality of the New Aragonese Regional Tax on the Environmental Harm Generated by Large Retail Outlets” (In Spanish: “La inconstitucionalidad del nuevo impuesto aragonés sobre el daño medioambiental causado por las grandes áreas de venta”, Revista Quincena Fiscal, nº 15-16, 2006, p. 35-47. También publicado como Working Paper de Derecho, WPED06-03, Instituto de Empresa, junio 2006).

“Better Regulation: International Trends and Basic Principles”(In Spanish: "Movimiento por la calidad de la regulación: iniciativas en el contexto internacional y principios rectores", en AA.VV., Marco regulatorio y unidad de mercado. Libro Marrón, Círculo de Empresarios, Madrid, 2006, p. 285-325).

“On the Constitutionality of the Large Retail Outlets Taxes” (In Spanish: "La constitucionalidad o inconstitucionalidad del Impuesto sobre Grandes Establecimientos Comerciales" at MARCOS, F. y F. SÁNCHEZ SUAREZ (Coord.), Los Impuestos sobre los Grandes Establecimientos Comerciales (IGEC): un análisis jurídico y económico. Cizur Menor (Navarra), Thomson–Aranzadi, 2005).

“Antitrust Compliance: When Should We Worry about Competition Policy and What Should We Take into Account?” (In Spanish: “Antitrust Compliance: ¿Cuándo debemos preocuparnos por la aplicación de las Políticas de Defensa de la Competencia y qué debemos tener en cuenta?" Revista de Empresa, núm. 16, April 2006, p. 44–55).

“The New System of Referral of Cases between the European Commission and National Competition Authorities under Regulation (CE) 139/2004 on the Control of Concentrations” (In Spanish: "El sistema de remisión de asuntos entre la Comisión Europea y las Autoridades Nacionales de Competencia en el nuevo Reglamento (CE) 139/2004 sobre control de concentraciones", en ORTIZ BLANCO, L. Y A. RAMOS GÓMEZ (Coord.) Curso de Derecho de la Competencia Europeo y Español. Curso de Iniciación. Vol. VI. Madrid, Dykinson, 2005, p. 371-399).

“The Reform of the Spanish Mandatory Take-Over Bids Regime”(In Spanish: "La reforma de la regulación de las Ofertas Públicas de Adquisición de Acciones (OPAS)" (part. I y II), en Newsletter Banca de Empresas, 62 y 63, 2003).

CHAPTERS IN HANDBOOKS AND OTHER STUDENT-ORIENTED MATERIALS

“Bankruptcy Effects” (In Spanish: “Efectos del concurso”, en SEBASTIAN QUETGLAS (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo IV: Derecho Concursal. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Winding Up of Corporate Entities” (“Extinción de la Sociedad” en PRADES CUTILLAS (Coord.), Derecho de sociedades y de Crisis Empresariales. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Corporate entities and Company Law” (“El Derecho de Sociedades y el Empresario Societario” en PRADES CUTILLAS (Coord.), Derecho de sociedades y de Crisis Empresariales. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Land Transport Contracts” (In Spanish: “Contratos de transporte terrestre”, en SANCHEZ GRAELLS (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo III: Derecho Cambiario y Contratación Mercantil. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Agency, Franchising and Other Commercial Collaboration Contracts” (In Spanish: “Contratos de distribución”, SANCHEZ GRAELLS (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo III: Derecho Cambiario y Contratación Mercantil. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

 “Winding Up of Corporations” (In Spanish: “Extinción de la sociedad anónima”, en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Corporations under Special Regimes” (In Spanish: “Sociedades de régimen especial”, en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Mutuals” (In Spanish: “Sociedades de base mutual”, en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Corporate Groups and Conglomerates” (In Spanish: “Conglomerados societarios”, en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).

“Market Protection and Competition Law” (In Spanish, “Protección del mercado y defensa de la competencia”, en VEIGA COPO (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo I: Empresario, empresa y mercado. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2011, p. 289-332).

“Industrial Property: Trademarks, Patents and Neighboring Rights” (In Spanish: “Derecho de la propiedad industrial: marcas, patentes y derechos afines”, en VEIGA COPO (Coord.), Marco Jurídico de la Empresa. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2011, p. 347-390).

“Competition Law: Antitrust and Unfair Competition” (In Spanish: “Derecho de la competencia: defensa de la competencia y competencia desleal”, en VEIGA COPO (Coord.), Marco Jurídico de la Empresa. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2011, p. 391-429).

Book Reviews

(Fox, EM and DD Sokol (eds), Competition Law and Policy in Latin America)”, 5(3) European Competition Journal, 2009, p. 923–935.

(Malloy, Robin P. Law and Market Economy. Reinterpreting the Values of Law and Economics), (In Spanish, “¿Semiótica de mercado y análisis del Derecho?”, Libros de Economía y Empresa, Nº. 3, 2009, p. 19-21).

(Marcos, Francisco. Las «Depositary Shares». La negociación cruzada de valores en mercados extranjeros”) (In Spanish, en Revista de derecho mercantil, Nº 268, 2008, p. 277–300).

Conference Papers

“Competition Law against Public Restraints in the Public Procurement Field: Importing Competition Considerations into the EU Public Procurement Directives”, presented at the Public Procurement: Global Revolution IV – Conference, University of Nottingham, April 2010 and Public Procurement: Global Revolution V – Conference, University of Copenhagen, September 2010. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1551380.

“The Principle of Competition Embedded in the EC Public Procurement Directives”, presented at the 4th Public Procurement Research Students Conference, held at the University of Nottingham, UK (September 2009). Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1928724.

“Distortions of Competition Generated by the Public (Power) Buyer: A Perceived Gap in EC Competition Law and Proposals to Bridge It”, University of Oxford, Centre for Competition Law and Policy, Working Paper (L) 23, August 2009. Available at: http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/competition/portal.php.

“Competition and Public Procurement — An Overview”, in collaboration with Maria Ath. Alexopoulou, University of Oxford, Centre for Competition Law and Policy, Presentations and Other Materials (S) 23, August 2009. Available at: http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/competition/portal.php.

“Decentralisation, Regulatory Burden and Economic Development in Spain”, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández and Prof. Juan Santaló Mediavilla. OPC Working Paper. November 2006. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=948457.

“Principles for Benchmarking Potentially Alternative Systems of Private Copy Compensation”, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos and Prof. Juan Santaló. Business Working Paper, WP07-16, Instituto de Empresa, November 2007. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1885127. Presented at the VIII Congress on Electronic Commerce Law on “Intellectual Property Rights and New Technologies, University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (Nov 2007).

“Tomb Price Discrimination in Cemeteries: Competition in the Market For Corpses?”, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández and Prof. Juan Santaló Mediavilla. Business Working Paper, WP07-09, Instituto de Empresa, January 2007. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1006980. Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics held in Madrid, Spain (September 2006).

“Discovery, Confidentiality and Disclosure of Evidence under the Private Enforcement of EU Antitrust Rules” Working Paper of Law, WPED06-05, Instituto de Empresa, Sept. 2006. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=952504. Presented at the Forensic Economics Seminar of the Amsterdam University (March 2006) and the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics in Madrid (Sept 2006).

Other

“Competition and Pay-TV in the UK. Control of Access to Contents as a Measure to Foster Competition in the Market” (In Spanish: "Competencia y televisión de pago en el Reino Unido. El control de acceso a los contenidos como medida para fomentar la competencia en el mercado". Working Paper OPC. Unpublished paper).