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An Introduction to Competition Law
By
Piet-Jan Slot and Angus Johnston
Description
Competition law is
a subject of central importance. An accessible introduction to this
legal field is thus indispensable for students and practitioners
alike. This book is intended to serve as a first acquaintance with
competition law and is written in particular for students who intend
to study a foundation course in competition law. The current
competition law in the UK consists of two main levels: EC competition
law and UK competition law. In this introduction both levels are
covered, along with an abbreviated introduction to the EC rules on
state aids. An important function of this book is to provide an
insight into the combined system of UK and EC competition law.
Therefore, for the three main subjects (the prohibition of cartels,
the prohibition of the abuse of a position of dominance and the
supervision of concentrations (mergers and acquisitions) extensive
examples, drawn from European and UK practice, have been provided.
These examples are then used in the explanation of the general
principles, taking into account the changes as a result of the recent
introduction of Regulation 1/2003. With this approach, the book aims
to reach a broad range of readers: students, teachers in further and
higher education, officials and practising lawyers who are not
usually faced with competition law issues in their everyday working
lives. Extra information has also been included in the footnotes,
indicating references to the more specialised literature.
Piet-Jan Slot is
Professor of European and Economic Law and Director of the Europa
Instituut at the University of Leiden.
Angus Johnston is
University Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge and
Director of Studies in Law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Contents
1 Introduction
to competition law 1
2 The basic
structure of competition law 27
3 The prohibition
of anti-competitive agreements 51
4 The prohibition
of the abuse of positions of economic power 103
5 Control of
concentrations 141
6 The application
and enforcement of competition law 207
7 Competition law
and the state 255
8 The
international dimensions of competition law 291
9 Epilogue 309
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