Competition Law (8^th Ed.)

Clear, authoritative, and comprehensive; the definitive resource on competition law for students and practitioners, written by the leading academics in the field. The eighth edition addresses key developments, including the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, with an increased emphasis on intellectual property.

• Written by leading academics in the field, offering a wealth of experience to make this the definitive textbook on competition law
• Comprehensive coverage of competition law providing a complete and thorough guide to the subject
• A critical and contextual approach, addressing the wider economic and practical realities of competition law
• An easy-to-follow writing style, bringing competition law to life for students of all levels

New to this edition

• Fully updated to include the changes to UK law introduced by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, including the creation of the Competition and Markets Authority
• Considers the new Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions and other measures designed to facilitate private enforcement of competition law
• Covers the new block exemption for technology transfer agreements and accompanying guidelines
• Incorporates extensive new case-law and decisional practice at EU and UK level

1: Competition policy and economics
2: Overview of EU and UK competition law
3: Article 101 (1)
4: Article 101 (3)
5: Article 102
6: The obligations of Member States under the EU competition rules
7: Articles 101 and 102: public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under Regulation 1/2003
8: Articles 101 and 102: private enforcement in the courts of Member States
9: Competition Act 1998 - substantive provisions
10: Competition Act 1998 and the cartel offence: public enforcement and procedure
11: Enterprise Act 2002: market studies and 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) - EU law
22: Mergers (3) - UK law
23: Particular sectors

Richard Whish QC (Hon) was a Professor of Law at King's College from 1991 to 2013 and became Emeritus Professor there in 2013; in 2014 he was appointed QC Honoris Causa.

David Bailey is a Barrister and a Visiting Professor of Law at King's College London.