Goyder's EC Competition Law, 5th Edition

• Provides an excellent historical overview of the evolution of EC Competition Law
• Although very thorough in coverage, it remains concise, making it the ideal length for postgraduates or for single semester undergraduate courses
• Professor Goyder's vast experience as a practitioner enabled him to write a text that helps readers not only access the academic aspects of the subject, but also to comprehend the practical issues that surround it
• Close attention is paid to comparative material, particularly US antitrust law, giving readers a global insight into the area
• Invaluable analysis of the connections between competition law and economics is provided
• Part of the Oxford EC Law Library series edited by Francis Jacobs

New to this edition

• An Online Resource Centre providing an additional chapter on Intellectual Property Rights
• Further reading sections added to the end of each chapter to aid further research
• Inclusion of recent decisions of the European Commission and of the Community judicature in the interpretation of Articles 81 and 82 EC
• Discussion of the new 2004 Commission Notice on Effect on Trade between Member States
• Examination of the impact of the Commission Modernisation Programme on the application of Article 81(3) EC and consideration of the review of Article 82 EC launched by the Commission
• More detailed examination of abuses of collective dominance and problems that arise in the application of EC Competition rules to oligopolistic markets

is firmly established as a classic text on this area of law. The emergence of competition law has been one of the most important features of the EC and has had a significant impact on many aspects of UK business and economic life. This book provides a full account of its development since the inception of the EC in 1957.

Competition law is a complex and often highly technical subject which the authors have unlocked by exploring its historical origins and early developments before illustrating the main areas of substantive law. Covering all of the major areas studied on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the book contains not only a full account of the substantive law and its social, political and economic context, but also a penetrating assessment of its practical effectiveness and likely future development.

Topics covered in this new, revised, fifth edition, include:

- the Modernisation of the Enforcement of the EC Competition rules

- the new Block Exemption Regulations on Motor Vehicle and Distribution, and Technology Transfer Agreements

- the Commission review of Article 82 EC

- the new Merger Regulation

- recent developments in international aspects of EC competition law.

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students studying EC Competition Law as part of an LLB or LLM. Practitioners and academics with an interest in this area of the law.