Subjects:

Competition Law

Contents:

1. Competition policy and economics

2. Overview of EC and UK competition law

3. Article 81 (1)

4. Article 81 (3)

5. Article 82

6. The obligations of Member States under the EC competition rules

7. Articles 81 and 82: enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under the Modernisation Regulation

8. Articles 81 and 82: enforcement in the courts of Member States

9. Competition Act 1998: substantive provisions

10. Competition Act 1998: enforcement and procedure

11. Enterprise Act 2002: 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) - EC law

22. Mergers (3) - UK law

23. Particular sectors

Richard Whish's Competition Law is the definitive textbook on this subject. The author's authoritative treatment of the area is matched by a lively and easy-to-follow writing style, making this book an indispensable 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, EC and internationally, Whish looks at the constituent parts of the law and analyses how they affect particularly 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 81 and 82 - providing readers with context, consequences and an overview of how these are applied in practice.

This edition:

• contains new text on the EC Merger Regulation and the Technology Transfer Regulation of 2004
• reflects upon the Commission's discussion paper on Article 82
• provides a wider picture of the EC Modernisation Regulation
• offers a fuller discussion of UK market investigation and merger control now that the Enterprise Act has been in force for four years