Butterworths Competition and Foreign Investment Law Handbook (29th Edition)

Butterworths Competition and Foreign Investment Law Handbook, formerly known as Butterworths Competition Law Handbook, presents the latest legislation and guidance in an easy-to-use format so you will be able to find information quickly and easily.

Why should you buy Butterworths Competition and Foreign Investment Law Handbook 29th Edition

Butterworths Competition Law and Foreign Investment Law Handbook, formerly known as Butterworths Competition Law Handbook, contains the principal UK and EU legislation relating to competition law, foreign direct investment and subsidy control, together with extensive coverage of European Commission guidelines, CMA and sectoral regulator guidelines, and UK and EU court materials. It has recently been restructured to make navigation easier, and now contains 11 Parts. The book has been renamed this year from Butterworths Competition Law Handbook to reflect the proliferation of foreign direct investment regulation and related materials in the UK and across Europe.

The Handbook presents the latest legislation and guidance in an easy-to-use format so you will be able to find information quickly and easily. It can be used as a standalone desktop reference. This is the essential reference source for lawyers, any firm of solicitors or in-house department that deals with competition law issues.

What’s New for the 29th Edition:

In relation to the UK:

• The CMA have published new guidance concerning the application of the Chapter I prohibition in the motor vehicle sector.
• Statutory instruments have been published in the wake of Brexit to revise block exemptions in relation to research and development agreements as well as specialisation agreements.
• Foreign direct investment developments include new and revised government guidelines (for example, concerning the application of the 17 sectors that may trigger a mandatory filing).
• The CMA are likely to finalise and adopt guidelines (currently in draft) on horizontal agreements, including in relation to sustainability agreements, to replace the application of the EU guidelines on cooperation agreements in the UK following Brexit.

In relation to the European Union:

• The ‘foreign subsidies’ regulation, designed to combat distortions of competition in the EU caused by foreign subsidies, has been finalised and adopted.
• The implementing regulation concerning the Digital Markets Act has been finalised and adopted, providing the European Commission with tools to rein in the power of large digital platforms (or “gatekeepers”) considered to be dominant.
• The Digital Services Act, which addresses harmful and illegal goods, services and online content, has been finalised and adopted.
• Block exemption regulations concerning research and development agreements and specialisation agreements have been refreshed following the expiration of the previous versions.
• The European Commission has published revised horizontal guidelines which include guidance in relation to ‘sustainability agreements’.
• The European Commission has also published new rules for determining if a transaction qualifies for a simplified filing procedure under the EUMR.