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Competition Law of the EU and UK is the essential introduction to competition law. Clear and accessible, without compromising on rigour, it helps students to navigate all of the technicalities of competition law.

With strong coverage of the economics underpinning the law, this text leads students through the complexities of competition law and helps them to understand its principles. Designed to bring the law to life, a range of learning features aid comprehension and invite students to think about the many applications of competition law. Key cases boxes provide lively discussion, and user-friendly flow charts and visual aids offer a stimulating approach to competition law, making it an ideal
introduction to the subject for undergraduates and postgraduates new to this area of the law.

An Online Resource Centre accompanies this book and provides:

Summary maps and key cases - downloadable for ease of use
Multiple choice questions - to help students to self-check progress and understanding
Web links - to enable students to take their learning further The eighth edition of this popular text once again delivers as an engagingly written, comprehensive and practical guide to the EU and UK competition law. * Kathryn McMahon, European Competition and Regulatory Law Review *

Competition Law of the EU and UK

1. Introduction to competition law ; 2. The European Union and United Kingdom competition regimes ; 3. The relationship between European Union and United Kingdom competition law ; 4. International issues and the globalization of competition law ; 5. Procedure-investigation ; 6. Procedure-penalties and leniency arrangements ; 7. Procedure-private enforcement ; 8. An introduction to the economics of agreements, collusion, and parallel conduct ; 9. Agreements in the EU: the elements of article 101 TFEU ; 10. Block exemption regulations under article 101 TFEU ; 11. The Chapter I Prohibition ; 12. The cartel offence ; 13. An introduction to the economics of monopoly abuse ; 14. The elements of Article 102 TFEU ; 15. Ingredients of the Chapter II Prohibition ; 16. An analysis of the principal abusive practices ; 17. UK market investigation references ; 18. An introduction to the economics of merger control ; 19. The EU merger control regime and the treatment of joint ventures ; 20. The UK merger control regime and the treatment of joint ventures ; 21. State aid ; 22. Competition law and intellectual property ; 23. The common law and competition