Competition law
By: Richard Whish.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1006
ISBN-13: 9780199289387
Subjects: Restraint of trade -- Great Britain; Antitrust law -- Great Britain; Restraint of trade -- European Union countries; Antitrust law -- European Union countries
Description: The author describes the potential scope and application of the various legal provisions which regulate competition in the UK. This book also examines the results of the convergence of UK and EC law with regard to competition in business.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Competition policy and economics; title: Overview of ec and uk competition law; title: Article 81(1); title: Article 81(3); title: Article 82; title: The obligations of member states under the EC competition rules; title: Articles 81 and 82: public enforcement by the European commission and national competition authorities under the modernisation regulation; title: Articles 81 and 82: private enforcement in the courts of member states; title: Competition Act 1998: substantive provisions; title: Competition act 1998 and the cartel offence: public enforcement and procedure; title: Enterprise Act 2002: market studies and market investigations; title: The international dimension of competition law; title: Horizontal agreements (1): cartels; title: Horizontal agreements (2): oligopoly, tacit collusion and collective dominance; title: Horizontal agreements (3): cooperation agreements; title: Vertical agreements; title: Abuse of dominance (1): non-pricing practices; title: Abuse of dominance (2): pricing practices; title: The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law; title: Mergers (1): introduction; title: Mergers (2): EC law; title: Mergers (3): UK law; title: Particular sectors.