Provides a detailed introduction to both UK and EC competition law, with a particular focus on highlighting the links and differences between them in the light of modernisation
Includes chapters relating to background economic issues that are accessible to non-economics students, thereby ensuring that all readers can grasp the underlying economic factors which shape competition law
Offers coverage of international issues and the globalisation of competition law, ensuring that it maps onto a variety of courses and provides students with a worldwide context
Includes up-to-date expanded information on oligopolies, analysis of Articles 81 and 82, and political issues within mergers - all of the ’hot topics’ within competition law
Chapter summaries, further reading lists, diagrams, flowcharts and boxed case studies ensure that navigation of the text is easy, and that the book suits a variety of learning styles

New to this edition
Boxed case studies and examples of the law in action enable students to identify ground-breaking cases and see how the law has been applied in practice
Expanded analysis of Article 81, Article 82 and Chapter II prohibition, as well as more information on oligpolies
More political context and substantive analysis added to chapters on mergers and merger regulation
Further flow charts and diagrams added to help aid reader understanding
Features expanded chapter summaries and lists of further reading

Competition Law of the EC and UK, now in its sixth edition, is an engaging, reliable and well-structured introduction to competition law in the EC and UK. Covering all key topics studied by students on competition law courses, this book takes a straightforward approach to the links and differences between EC and UK law.

The book begins by explaining the basic economic concepts underpinning competition law in a way that readers unfamiliar with economic theory can understand. It then goes on to provide analysis of all of the most up-to-date cases, legislative changes, and issues within the subject, including international aspects and the globalisation of competition law, and competition law and intellectual property.

This sixth edition has been fully updated to incorporate developments since 2006. It includes further political context and substantive analysis of mergers, more detail on Articles 81 and 82 and Chapter II prohibition, and more information on oligopolies. In order to make the book even more straightforward to use, detailed chapter summaries and further reading lists are included, along with further diagrams and flowcharts, and new boxed case studies.

Competition Law of the EC and UK is the perfect introductory textbook for undergraduates, and the perfect starter text for postgraduates new to this area of the law.

Online Resource Centre
This book is accompanied by an online resource centre, which provides regular updates to the law, along with web links and a table of OFT decisions.

Readership: Undergraduates studying competition law as part of their LLB, where it is typically a third year option. Also some scope for sales to LLM students who are new to competition law and/or whose first language is not English.