- In planning this new
edition, D.G. Goyder, as a former Deputy Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission
and Consultant to one of the UK's leading firm of solicitors, is well placed to interview
the key commissioners, consultants and European lawyers in Brussels involved in
competition law policy making. With this level of research Goyder's fourth edition will
again bring an authoritative and unique text to the student market
- This stand-alone textbook
maps directly onto EC competition law courses covering all the main topics in light of all
the most recent developments in this ever-changing area of European law
- Explains in clear language
all the major cases, allowing students a clear understanding of the facts and legal basis
for decisions which are often difficult to obtain from lengthy ECJ and CFI case reports
- With a strong emphasis on
the historical development of EC competition law, the student is able to fully appreciate
the sequence of events that lead to changes in policy or new legislation - vital to fully
understanding this area of law
- NEW TO THIS EDITION
- This new fourth edition
deals in detail with the Commission's modernisation proposals, set to decentralise much of
the administration of competition law, allowing the student to fully understand the events
and forces already influencing the future shape of EC competition law
- Also new to this edition
is the examination of how member states have begun to apply EC law to their own domestic
cases, and the problems national courts face in doing so
- In addition there is full
coverage of the Merger Regulation after twelve years, an explanation of the restrictions
in vertical agreements under the new Block Exemption and an account of the new Leniency
Notice and the uncovering of Cartels
'Review from previous
edition There is much to recommend in this book. Certainly, it should be included on the
bookshelf of any serious practitioner of EC law.' -European Intellectual Property Review
Firmly established as one
of the leading texts in the area, EC Competition Law has been comprehensively updated and
revised for this fourth edition.This book contains a full account of the development of
the subject over the last 45 years, of its current substantive rules and principles, and
discusses likely developments in the near future. Its clear, succinct, and yet highly
authoritative coverage will ensure its continued popularity amongst students, academics
and practitioners alike.
Readership: Primarily students on the LLB course taking a second or third year optional
course in EC competition law and postgraduate students on EC competition law LLM courses.
The book is also used by practitioners researching a particular point or seeking a comment
on an issue.
Contents/contributor
Part One The Early Years
1 Introduction
2 The Nature and
Importance of Competition Policy
3 The Origins of European
Competition Law
4 The Early Years of DG
Comp
5 The Advent of the Block
Exemption
Part Two The Substantive
Law of the European Community
6 Article 81(1): Analysis
1
7 Article 81(1): Analysis
2
8 Article 81(3):
Conditions for Exemption
9 Horizontal Agreements:
Cartels
10 Distribution Agreements
and Practices
11 Distribution: Selective
Distribution and Franchising
12 Intellectual Property
Rights: Licensing
13 Intellectual Property
Rights: The Purpose and Effects of Articles 28 to 30
14 Article 82: The Concept
of Dominance
15 Article 82: Abuse
16 Article 82: Its
Relationship with Article 81
17 Mergers (1)
18 Mergers (2)
19 Joint Ventures and
Horizontal Co-Operation Agreements
20 Community Law and
National Law: Changing Relationships
21 National Courts and the
Direct Application of Community Law
22 Member States and EC
Competition Rules
23 International Aspects
of EC Competition Law
Part Three Conclusions and
Prospects
24 Forty-Five Years of the
Treaty of Rome
25 The Future of European
Competition Law
592 pages