Cases and Materials on UK and EC Competition Law

Offers a uniquely broad range of both EC and UK competition law cases and materials
Careful and intelligent selection and placement of materials helps students to break down complex issues into manageable proportions
Useful notes and questions encourage students to check progress and reinforce understanding
Expanded further reading points students towards useful websites, books, and articles
New to this edition

Two new chapters covering private enforcement and also cartels and leniency
New coverage on the Enterprise Act and new regulations on EC competition law, Mergers, and the Technology Transfer Block Exemption
Details of the decentralisation of EC competition law, supported by more US and common law examples
Glossary of terms and a table of abbreviations
Further reading sections expanded with the addition of more articles, books, and web addresses
Cases and Materials on UK and EC Competition Law is designed to help the reader make sense of this fast-developing and often complex area of law. By providing readers with a broad range of materials relating to both UK and EC competition law, prominent cases and materials are collected in one place making this an invaluable resource for students. Useful notes and questions help to check progress and reinforce understanding and expanded further reading points students towards useful websites, books, and articles.

Including hard-to-find primary sources as well as extracts from cases, statutes, and academic sources, and supported by penetrating commentary and insightful notes, the second edition of Cases and Materials on UK & EC Competition Law is a vital tool for anyone serious about developing a grasp of this increasingly significant subject.


Readership: Undergraduate LLB students on electives in competition law and LLM students on competition law courses.


Kirsty Middleton, Regional Counsel, Greater China, Diageo plc, and formerly a Senior Lecturer in law, University of Strathclyde, Barry Rodger, Professor of Law, University of Strathclyde, Angus MacCulloch, Senior Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University, and Jonathan Galloway, Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle


1: Competition law and policy
2: UK enforcement
3: EC enforcement
4: Private enforcement
5: Competition law and policy in global markets
6: Control of anti-competitive agreements in the UK
7: Article 81 EC
8: Vertical restraints
9: Cartels and leniency
10: Article 82 EC
11: UK 'monopoly' control
12: EC merger control
13: UK merger control
14: State aid and state regulation