This book addresses EU law on market manipulation, insider trading and the obligation to disclose inside information on wholesale electricity and gas markets in Europe, focussing on the EU REMIT Regulation. It provides in depth commentary on the articles of the Regulation and situates it within the wider legal, economic and political context.Key Features:Analyses the political and legislative road to the EU REMIT RegulationOutlines the law and administrative practice on energy market abuseExplores the relationship between REMIT and the EU Market Abuse RegulationHighlights economic considerations in market manipulationDescribes the latest amendments to REMIT in 2024Compares similar REMIT rules in the UK and energy market manipulation rules in the USCovers more than 50 published decisions across Europe, including in France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UKThis book provides clear and practical guidance for in-house counsel of energy companies participating in EU or UK electricity and gas markets, as well as scholars, law firms and practitioners advising on energy matters. It may be useful also, as an independent view of the subject, to enforcing regulators such as the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, national energy regulatory authorities, members of the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority.
