Full Description
An unparalleled guide: the definitive resource on competition law.
Definitive, clear, and comprehensive: Whish and Bailey's Competition Law is the stand-alone resource on competition law for students and practitioners, written by the leading academics in the field. An authoritative treatment of competition law is paired with an easy-to-follow writing style to make this guide essential reading.
Key features
- Written by leading academics in the field, offering a wealth of experience to make this the definitive textbook on competition law
- 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
- Assimilates a wide variety of resources, including judgments, decisions, guidelines, and periodical literature
- Regularly used in universities, law firms, economic consultancies, competition authorities and courts
New to this edition
- Coverage of the new block exemptions and guidelines for vertical agreements, both in the EU and the UK
- Coverage of the new block exemptions and guidelines for horizontal cooperation agreements, both in the EU and the UK
- Reference to other initiatives such as the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the UK National Security and Investment Act
- Discussions of the latest position on digital platforms and the legislative changes made to address this, both in the EU and the UK
- Coverage of important policy initiatives, including the sustainability agenda and the Commission's review of Article 102
Digital formats
The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
Contents
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
23: Particular sectors
