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Richard Whish and David Bailey's Competition Law is a very useful textbook on this subject. The authors' authoritative treatment of the area is matched by a lively and easy-to-follow writing style, making this book an appropriate resource for undergraduate and postgraduate law and economics students, as well as for practitioners and officials involved in competition law.
Explaining the economic context within which competition law operates in the UK, EU and internationally, the authors look at the constituent parts of the law and analyze how they affect commercial phenomena. Key aspects are examined in detail, including mergers, horizontal and vertical agreements, the Abuse of Dominance, Intellectual Property and the obligations of Member States under the EC. The book also scrutinizes fundamental Acts and Articles - Competition Act 1998; Enterprise Act 2002; Articles 101 and 102 - providing readers with context, consequences and an overview of how these are applied in practice.
Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre that accompanies this edition of the book contains an author video podcasts, articles from the authors, useful web links, and extended versions of the tables in the text.
This book is essential reading for students, practitioners and officials seeking a respected, reliable, intelligent and critical approach to competition law.
Readership: Suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and practitioners in competition law
Contents:
1: Competition policy and economics
2: Overview of EU and UK competition law
3: Article 101 (1)
4: Article 101 (3)
5: Article 102
6: The obligations of Member States under the EU competition rules
7: Articles 101 and 102: public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under Regulation 1/2003
8: Articles 101 and 102: private enforcement in the courts of Member States
9: Competition Act 1998 - substantive provisions
10: Competition Act 1998 and the cartel offence: public enforcement and procedure
11: Enterprise Act 2002: market studies and market investigations
12: The international dimension of competition law
13: Horizontal agreements (1) - cartels
14: Horizontal agreements (2) - oligopoly, tacit collusion, and collective dominance
15: Horizontal agreements (3) - cooperation agreements
16: Vertical agreements
17: Abuse of dominance (1): non-pricing practices
18: Abuse of dominance (2): pricing practices
19: The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law
20: Mergers (1) - introduction
21: Mergers (2) - EU law
22: Mergers (3) - UK law
23: Particular sectors
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