Competition Law / Richard Whish; David Bailey

1. Competition policy and economics ; 2. Overview of EU and UK competition law ; 3. Article 101 (1) ; 4. Article 101 (3) ; 5. Article 102 ; 6. The obligations of Member States under the EU competition rules ; 7. Articles 101 and 102: public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under Regulation 1/2003 ; 8. Articles 101 and 102: private enforcement in the courts of Member States ; 9. Competition Act 1998 - substantive provisions ; 10. Competition Act 1998 and the cartel offence: public enforcement and procedure ; 11. Enterprise Act 2002: market studies and market investigations ; 12. The international dimension of competition law ; 13. Horizontal agreements (1) - cartels ; 14. Horizontal agreements (2) - oligopoly, tacit collusion, and collective dominance ; 15. Horizontal agreements (3) - cooperation agreements ; 16. Vertical agreements ; 17. Abuse of dominance (1): non-pricing practices ; 18. Abuse of dominance (2): pricing practices ; 19. The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law ; 20. Mergers (1) - introduction ; 21. Mergers (2) - EU law ; 22. Mergers (3) - UK law ; 23. Particular sectors

Clear, authoritative, and comprehensive; the definitive resource on competition law for students and practitioners, written by the leading academics in the field. The eighth edition addresses key developments, including the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, with an increased emphasis on intellectual property.