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- One of the most definitive and thorough books on competition law available, written by respected academics in the field, providing students with everything they need in one complete stand-alone resource.
- The acclaimed critical and contextual approach addresses the wider economic and practical realities of competition law and brings competition law to life making it straightforward to follow for students of all levels.
- Written with a clear style, this highly insightful book is the definitive text on competition law for students and practitioners alike.
- The accompanying Online Resource Centre includes additional articles by the authors, web links, author video podcasts, and extended versions of the tables in the text.
New to this edition
- Fully updated to include the changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon
- Covers new guidelines on block exemption regulations for vertical and horizontal agreements
- Covers recent groundbreaking cases put before the commission, including major judgments against Intel and Microsoft
Richard Whish and David Bailey's Competition Law is the definitive 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 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, 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
1: Competition policy and economics2: Overview of EC and UK competition law3: Article 81 (1)4: Article 81 (3)5: Article 826: The obligations of Member States under the EC competition rules7: Articles 81 and 82: public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under the Modernisation Regulation8: Articles 81 and 82: private enforcement in the courts of Member States9: Competition Act 1998 - substantive provisions10: Competition Act 1998 and the cartel offence: public enforcement and procedure11: Enterprise Act 2002: market studies and market investigations12: The international dimension of competition law13: Horizontal agreements (1) - cartels14: Horizontal agreements (2) - oligopoly, tacit collusion, and collective dominance15: Horizontal agreements (3) - cooperation agreements16: Vertical agreements17: Abuse of dominance (1): non-pricing practices18: Abuse of dominance (2): pricing practices19: The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law20: Mergers (1) - introduction21: Mergers (2) - EC law22: Mergers (3) - UK law23: Particular sectors;
Richard Whish, Professor of Law, King's College, London, UK, and David Bailey, Senior Lecturer, King's College, London, UK
Richard Whish has been Professor of Law at King's College London since January 1991; prior to that he taught at the University of Bristol. Since April 2003 he has been a non-executive director of the Office of Fair Trading. He is a qualified solicitor, was in practice as a partner for nine years and continues to act as a consultant on competition law. In 2011 he was recipient of the Global Competition Review Award for Academic Excellence.
David Bailey is a visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London. He is also a Référendaire at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He is a Solicitor in England and Wales and an Attorney at law in New York. From September 2003 to December 2006 he worked at the law firm Linklaters LLP. Prior to that, he has worked for the Merger Task Force in the European Commission, and as a research assistant to Professor Whish (King's) and to Professor Kaplow (Harvard). He is a co-editor of the Competition Law Journal. He also assists with the running of the Association of European Competition Law Judges and the UK Association of European Law.
"This is simply the most accessible textbook from which to study of any area of EU competition law, as well as equivalent UK law." - Aidan Robertson QC, Competition Law Journal
"The book continues to deal with both EU and UK law and remains sufficiently critical and based on principle to keep students interested and sufficiently detailed and precise to be used by practitioners." - Valentine Korah, World Competition, Law and Economics Review
