Butterworths Competition Law


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Butterworths Competition Law Service provides an in-depth commentary and analysis of competition case law and legislation in the UK and EC. Updated five times a year and revised to incorporate the wide changes resulting from the Enterprise Act 2002 and the modernisation of competition law.Written by an expert editorial team in competition law, Butterworths Competition Law Service provides coverage of every facet of competition legislation in the EC and UK, from the substantive and procedural provisions of each system of legislation, to particular regimes that affect specific sectors such as gas, water, electricity, agriculture and communications.Each of the narrative divisions provides in-depth commentary and analysis of the case law and legislation in both the UK and EC, plus an invaluable collection of primary and secondary legislation.Widely relied upon by practitioners, the work adopts a practical, transaction-based approach with much of the text dealing with particular types of agreement or commercial behaviour in context. Together with extensive cross-referencing and comprehensive tables and index, this invaluable looseleaf work provides all the information that the busy practitioner is likely to need in his day-to-day practice.Six looseleaf volumes, five service issues approx. per year (invoiced separately on publication).




Competition Law


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This work deals with the institutional structure governing the enforcement and procedural aspects of EC law and also includes the UK regime and judicial review, looking at how Articles 85 and 86 are interpreted in UK courts and used in actions. Other considerations covered by the book include the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976; Resale Prices Act 1976; Fair Trading Act 1973; Competition Act 1980; and the private enforcement of UK competition law in national courts. This is an authoritative, yet practical text which provides the user with EC and UK procedure in one portable volume.




Competition Law


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Presents extracts from the leading decisions made under the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974, and State application legislation, together with extracts from relevant Parliamentary Committees, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission publications and academic commentary.




AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION LAW, 4TH EDITION.


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A clear and accessible guide to the regulation of competition in Australia.




The Development of Competition Law and Economics in South Africa


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An important and timely contribution to rapidly growing competition law in South Africa, this study meets the need for critical evaluation of the developments in the field since the Competition Act came into force in 1999. Chapters cover vital questions ranging from broad policy considerations to technical issues in the main areas of competition evaluation, namely merger assessment, abuse-of-dominance enforcement, and the detection and prosecution of cartels. The book reflects on the maturing South African competition law regime and discusses a framework for promotion competition in electronic communications; vertical arithmetic and its application in vertical mergers; price discrimination in input markets; the empirical differences between collusion, parallelism, and competition; and the role of information exchange in facilitating collusion.




An Introduction to EU Competition Law


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Succinct and concise, this textbook covers all the procedural and substantive aspects of EU competition law. It explores primary and secondary law through the prism of ECJ case law. Abuse of a dominant position and merger control are discussed and a separate chapter on cartels ensures the student receives the broadest possible perspective on the subject. In addition, the book's consistent structure aids understanding: section summaries underline key principles, questions reinforce learning and essay discussion topics encourage further exploration. By setting out the economic principles which underpin the subject, the author allows the student to engage with the complexity of competition law with confidence. Integrated examples and an uncluttered writing style make this required reading for all students of the subject.




Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK


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Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK provides a focused guide to the main provisions and policies at issue in the EU and UK, including topics such as enforcement, abuse of dominance, anti-competitive agreements, cartels, mergers, and market investigations. The book’s contents are tailored to cover all major topics in competition law teaching, and the authors’ clear and accessible writing style offers an engaging and easy to follow overview of the subject for course use. The fifth edition provides a full update for this well-established title, presenting and contextualising the impact of key cases, as well as changes to enforcement practice, and at a legislative and institutional level. There are new, separate chapters in this edition on private enforcement and UK market investigations to reflect the increasing significance of these key areas of competition law practice. Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK integrates useful pedagogical features to help clarify topics and reinforce important points: chapter overviews and summaries highlight the key points to take away from each chapter to structure student learning discussion questions facilitate self-testing and seminar discussions of the major issues covered in each chapter, to help reinforce understanding of these topics further reading lists additional resources in order to guide research and develop subject knowledge a new glossary provides succinct explanations of competition law terminology, ideal for those studying the topic for the first time Clear, focused and student-friendly, this title offers a comprehensive resource for students taking competition law courses, and is supported online by updates to the law offered on Angus MacCulloch’s blog, Who’s Competing (http://whoscompeting.wordpress.com/).




Irish Competition Law


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The second edition of this title explores Irish competition law in the light of the Competition Act 2002 which radically changed the law in this area. Focusing mainly on Irish competition law, it examines the institutional framework, cartels, abuse of dominance, the enforcement of competition law, the important EC dimension and the new mergers and acquisitions regime. Written by two respected experts and practitioners, Irish Competition Law, second edition, serves as a clear and concise guide to Irish competition law for students, legal practitioners, public officials, economists, company secretaries and business people.




Competition Law


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Previous editions published : 2001 (4th), 1993 (3rd), 1989 (2nd), and 1985 (1st).