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EU and UK Competition Law is the perfect companion to your study of competition law. Written by a leading expert in the field, this contemporary textbook:
- gives you a thorough understanding of the key laws and policies at play in this area
- introduces you to the key economic principles needed to understand the subject
- considers the theories and academic debates that underpin the legal rules
- draws upon comparative examples from other jurisdictions, such as US Anti-trust law, to illustrate alternative approaches to regulation
- highlights how competition law works in practice by analysing high profile cases, including the price fixing of dairy products and replica football kits, amongst many others
- includes extracts from key legislation, treaties, cases and official guidance that you’ll need to consult as part of your studies
This new edition has been fully updated with all the latest developments in this rapidly moving subject area. It also includes expanded coverage of cartels within a dedicated chapter. Full coverage of the UK cartel offence, and merger control in both the EU and UK ensures this text maps fully to the syllabus of competition law modules.
About the author: Cosmo Graham is Professor of Law at the University of Leicester, and a competition lawyer who specialises in the law relating to the regulation of public utilities. He is also Director of the Centre for Consumers and Essential Services, a member of the Competition Law Association, and co-editor of the
Utilities Law Review. For further resources accompanying this text, please visit
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List of contents
1. Introduction to competition law and policy
2. The prohibition on anti-competitive agreements
3. Abuse of a dominant position: introduction and pricing abuses
4. Abuse of a dominant position: exclusive dealing and non-pricing abuses
5. Public enforcement of competition law
6. Private enforcement of competition law
7. Competition law and the state
8. The control of cartels
9. Horizontal cooperation agreements
10. The control of oligopolies
11. Distribution agreements
12. Intellectual property and competition law
13. Merger control in the EU
14. Merger control in the UK
15. Competition law and energy and telecommunications
16. The international dimensions of competition law
Summary
EU and UK Competition Law is the perfect companion to your study of competition law. Written by a leading expert in the field, this new edition has been fully updated with all the latest developments in this rapidly moving subject area. It also includes expanded coverage of cartels within a dedicated chapter. Full coverage of the UK cartel offence, and merger control in both the EU and UK ensures this text maps fully to the syllabus of competition law modules.
