Competition Law - Softcover

Whish, Richard; Bailey, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199586551 ISBN 13: 9780199586554

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2012

Synopsis

Richard Whish and David Bailey's Competition Law is the definitive textbook on this subject. The authors' authoritative treatment of the area is matched by a lively and easy-to-follow writing style, making this book an indispensable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate law and economics students, as well as for practitioners and officials involved in competition law.
Explaining the economic context within which competition law operates in the UK, EU and internationally, the authors look at the constituent parts of the law and analyze how they affect commercial phenomena. Key aspects are examined in detail, including mergers, horizontal and vertical agreements, the Abuse of Dominance, Intellectual Property and the obligations of Member States under the EC. The book also scrutinizes fundamental Acts and Articles - Competition Act 1998; Enterprise Act 2002; Articles 101 and 102 - providing readers with context, consequences and an overview of how these are applied in practice.

Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre that accompanies this edition of the book contains an author video podcasts, articles from the authors, useful web links, and extended versions of the tables in the text.

This book is essential reading for students, practitioners and officials seeking a respected, reliable, intelligent and critical approach to competition law.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Whish has been Professor of Law at King's College London since January 1991; prior to that he taught at the University of Bristol. Since April 2003 he has been a non-executive director of the Office of Fair Trading. He is a qualified solicitor, was in practice as a partner for nine years and continues to act as a consultant on competition law. In 2011 he was recipient of the Global Competition Review Award for Academic Excellence. David Bailey is a visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London. He is also a Référendaire at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He is a Solicitor in England and Wales and an Attorney at law in New York. From September 2003 to December 2006 he worked at the law firm Linklaters LLP. Prior to that, he has worked for the Merger Task Force in the European Commission, and as a research assistant to Professor Whish (King's) and to Professor Kaplow (Harvard). He is a co-editor of the Competition Law Journal. He also assists with the running of the Association of European Competition Law Judges and the UK Association of European Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199586551
• ISBN 13: 9780199586554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1088