An Introduction to Competition Law

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Author: Piet Jan Slot, Angus Johnston
Paperback: 367 pages
Publisher: Hart Publishing; English edition (30 Jun 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841134457
ISBN-13: 978-1841134451
Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm

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Competition law is a subject of central importance. Reports in the press concerning the subject appear almost daily. An accessible introduction to this legal field is thus indispensable for students and practitioners alike. This book is intended to serve as a first acquaintance with competition law. It is written in particular for students who intend to study a foundation course in competition law. The current competition law in the UK consists of two main levels: EC competition law and UK competition law. In this introduction both levels are covered, along with an abbreviated introduction to the EC rules on state aids.

An important function of this book is to provide an insight into the combined system of UK and EC competition law. This means that, in spite of the introductory character of the book, a large number of topics needs to be discussed. Without coverage of the basic principles of competition law, the system and its workings are impossible both to understand and explain. Therefore, for the three main subjects (the prohibition of cartels, the prohibition of the abuse of a position of dominance and the supervision of ‘concentrations’ (mergers and acquisitions)) extensive examples, drawn from European and UK practice, have been provided. These examples are then used in the explanation of the general principles, taking into account the changes as a result of the recent introduction of Regulation 1/2003. With this approach, the book aims to reach a broad range of readers: students, teachers in further and higher education, officials and practising lawyers who are not usually faced with competition law issues in their everyday working lives. Extra information has also been included in the footnotes, indicating references to the more specialised literature where this seemed appropriate. In this way, the authors hope to provide a clear, up-to-date introduction to this complex and fascinating area of the law, while also giving scope to the reader to develop and extend his or her knowledge of the subject still further.

EC Competition Law: An Analytical Guide to the Leading Cases

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Author: Ariel Ezrachi
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Hart Publishing (14 April 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841136743
ISBN-13: 978-1841136745
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 2.2 cm

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This is a concise and practical reference guide to the major cases on EC Competition Law. The cases include those taught in UK and EU Universities and will be a valuable working tool for students. It will also be a useful source of information for practitioners who do not have time to read whole cases.This new book is designed to serve as a working tool for those who study and practise competition law. It includes concise, highly practical summaries of the leading cases in EC Competition law and its public and private enforcement, accompanied by commentary.

The book covers over two hundred cases in EC Competition law, including those taught in leading UK and EU universities, creating an attractive reference guide for both students and practitioners.The book differs from existing collections of ‘cases and materials’ in that it provides a summary of a large number of cases but does not include long extracts. The cases are arranged by topic and sub-topic, with multiple entries for cases that deal with more than one topic, enabling readers to gain direct access to the issues which particularly interest them without having to sift through other issues raised in the same case.

A short introduction at the beginning of each chapter of the book lays out the relevant regulations, guidelines and policy and provides an analytical framework for the cases which follow. The case entries are accompanied by commentary adding context and further insight into the matters dealt with by the courts and Commission.

About Ariel Ezrachi

Ariel Ezrachi is the Slaughter and May lecturer in Competition Law at the University of Oxford and the Director of the Oxford Centre for Competition Law and Policy. He is a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Competition Law and Policy in the EC and UK

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Author: Barry Rodger, Angus MacCulloch
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish; 1 edition (29 Oct 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0415458471
ISBN-13: 978-0415458474
Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm

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Competition law, at both the EC and UK levels, plays an important and ever-increasing role in regulating the conduct of businesses. Based on the premise that open and fair competition is good for both consumers and businesses, competition law prevents businesses from entering into anti-competitive agreements and from abusing their dominant market position. “Competition Law and Policy in the EC and UK” looks at how competition law affects business, including: co-ordinated actions; pricing behaviour; take-overs and mergers; and, state subsidies.

It provides a clear guide to and outline of the general policies behind, and the main provisions of EC and UK competition law. Information is presented within a structured framework, complete with a glossary of useful terminology. This fourth edition has been revised and updated to take into account developments since publication of the previous edition, including expanded coverage of the regulation of cartels, the development of private enforcement, the consideration of IP issues in ‘Microsoft’, and extended discussion of UK competition Law.

Blackstone's UK and EC Competition Documents

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Editor: Kirsty Middleton
Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 5 edition (16 Aug 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199211833
ISBN-13: 978-0199211838
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 3 cm

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Designed specifically for students, Blackstone’s Statutes lead the market in providing a carefully selected, regularly updated, and well sourced collection of legislation for the core subjects and major options offered on the law syllabus. Each title is ideal for use throughout the course and in exams providing the student with: – Unparalleled coverage – Unannotated primary and secondary legislation – Detailed tables of content to aid quick and efficient research – Up-to-date and relevant material Online Resource Centre Updates Web links

Global Competition Law and Economics

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Author: Einer Elhauge, Damien Geradin
Paperback: 1170 pages
Publisher: Hart Publishing (20 Mar 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841134651
ISBN-13: 978-1841134659
Product Dimensions: 24 x 17 x 5 cm

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Modern antitrust law is global antitrust law. Markets are becoming increasingly global, or at least multinational. Mergers between large corporations must typically get approval in both the United States and in the EU, for their activities often affect both markets. Cartels in one nation affect supply in others, and countries are increasingly entering into treaties with each other about the content or enforcement of competition laws. Thus, businesspeople, lawyers, and law-makers can no longer content themselves with understanding only the antitrust and competition law of their home country.

Modern antitrust law also differs from traditional antitrust law in that it now reflects the dominance of the economic model of analyzing antitrust and competition policy. Against this background, this new casebook represents the first comprehensive effort to examine US and EC competition law cases and decisions within a common analytical framework strongly based on economic theory. It is an innovative casebook addressed to all students, not only from the US and Europe, but also from all jurisdictions having competition laws, providing insights into the two major global antitrust regimes in the world.

An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice

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Author: Valentine Korah
Paperback: 539 pages
Publisher: Hart Publishing; 9Rev Ed edition (22 Aug 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841137545
ISBN-13: 978-1841137544
Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm

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This is the ninth edition of Professor Korah’s widely respected “Yellow Book” on EC competition law and practice. For many years used by both practising lawyers and law students as well as officials, this book has kept pace with the rapid development of the subject. Its description of economic theory and the policy considerations which underpin the law and its enforcement are even more important in the era of modernisation, when the enforcement of competition law has become decentralised to the Member States and when new Member States have recently become subject to EC competition law. The book addresses questions to which there is no clear answer, and is used by experts as well as by those less familiar with the subject. Its analysis and trenchant comment on the legislation, case law and policies have had some influence on the development of the law, a fact acknowledged by many experts in the subject. Despite the complexity of the topic, this remains a lucid and readable overview which is ideal for newcomers to the subject.

About Valentine Korah

Valentine Korah is Professor Emeritus of Competition Law at University College,London, and a Barrister.

EC Competition Law: Text, Cases and Materials

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Author: Alison Jones, Brenda Sufrin
Paperback: 1430 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 3 edition (25 Oct 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199299048
ISBN-13: 978-0199299041
Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19 x 7.4 cm

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Ideal for those taking a course on competition law in its European context, this book guides students through a wide range of carefully selected cases and materials with exceptional analysis and comment. The selection of writings has been chosen to present the most important perspectives on the subject as well as the broader socio-economic context of EC competition law. This third edition has been fully updated to cover recent developments within EC Competition Law, including coverage of the review of Article 82 and the green paper on damages, as well as further information on US anti-trust law.

Each chapter now begins with a ‘central issues’ section which helps students to focus and direct their learning. Combining the strengths of a modern textbook and traditional materials book, Cases and Materials on EC Competition Law provides a wide-ranging and thorough guide to the study of Competition Law, enabling students to engage with both legal and economic aspects and making it ideal for both under and postgraduate courses on EC Competition Law. This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which provides: * A new online chapter on State Aids * Regular updates to the law to ensure that readers are kept informed of the latest developments * A selection of annotated web links to facilitate further study into different jurisdictions and areas of research

Alison Jones is Reader in Law at King’s College London.

Competition Law of the EC and UK

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Author: Mark Furse
Paperback: 536 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 6 edition (20 Mar 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199237921
ISBN-13: 978-0199237920
Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 17 x 3 cm

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Competition Law of the EC and UK, now in its sixth edition, is an engaging, reliable and well-structured introduction to competition law in the EC and UK. Covering all key topics studied by students on competition law courses, this book takes a straightforward approach to the links and differences between EC and UK law. The book begins by explaining the basic economic concepts underpinning competition law in a way that readers unfamiliar with economic theory can understand. It then goes on to provide analysis of all of the most up-to-date cases, legislative changes, and issues within the subject, including international aspects and the globalisation of competition law, and competition law and intellectual property.

This sixth edition has been fully updated to incorporate developments since 2006. It includes further political context and substantive analysis of mergers, more detail on Articles 81 and 82 and Chapter II prohibition, and more information on oligopolies. In order to make the book even more straightforward to use, detailed chapter summaries and further reading lists are included, along with further diagrams and flowcharts, and new boxed case studies. Competition Law of the EC and UK is the perfect introductory textbook for undergraduates, and the perfect starter text for postgraduates new to this area of the law. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by an online resource centre, which provides regular updates to the law, along with web links and a table of OFT decisions.

About Dr. Mark Furse

Dr Mark Furse is a Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow. He has 20 years’ experience teaching competition law at a number of leading institutions in the UK and Europe and is director of the Competition Policy course taken by staff at the OFT and other UK regulators. Dr Furse has published widely, and is the editor of the UK Competition Law Reports and is on the editorial board of the European Competition Law Review.

Faull and Nikpay: The EC Law of Competition

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Editor: Jonathan Faull, Ali Nikpay
Hardcover: 2000 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2 edition (29 Mar 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199269297
ISBN-13: 978-0199269297
Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 18 x 6.4 cm

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The new edition of this leading work builds upon the success of the first edition by adding new chapters on modernization, cartels, state aids, and motor vehicle distribution agreements, as well as expanding the analysis of mergers. The existing strengths are also reinforced, and the book will be fully up to date with all of the key substantive, procedural and interpretative changes introduced up to autumn 2006, as well as the latest case law. The author team is entirely drawn from current or former members of the EC Commission’s Directorate General for Competition, ensuring a uniquely in-depth working knowledge of the legislative regime and its application in practice.

About Jonathan Faull

Jonathan Faull is Director General of Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission, and Professor of Law, Free University of Brussels. His previous posts include Director General of Press and Communication and Chief Spokesman of the Commission, and Deputy Director General for Competition, European Commission.

Bellamy and Child: European Community Law of Competition

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Editor: QC, Peter Roth, Vivien Rose
Hardcover: 2552 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 6 edition (24 Jan 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199286442
ISBN-13: 978-0199286447
Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 18.2 x 10.2 cm

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The new edition of this eminent and authoritative work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes in substantive law, enforcement procedures and case law since the last edition. It examines the impact of modernisation on enforcement by national authorities and courts, while coverage of national decisions post-modernisation is integrated in the book, using information collated from a network of key correspondents in the Member States. Increased coverage of the new system has been introduced in particular within the chapter on the Community Context and the Role of Member States.

There is a major new chapter on Market Definition, while coverage of Sectoral regimes and their relationship with competition law is consolidated into a single chapter which focuses in particular upon agriculture, energy, insurance, telecommunications, and transport. The comprehensive accompanying volume of European Community competition law materials (edited by Andrew Macnab, a barrister at Monckton Chambers) has been fully updated to include all of the relevant legislation, Commission Notices and Guidelines, and as a new feature now provides detailed cross-references to the commentary in the main work.

About Peter Roth QC

Peter Roth QC is a barrister at Monckton Chambers and a visiting Professor at King’s College, London. He is also Chairman of the Competition Law Associatio