Overview
This is the eighth edition of a textbook on EC competition law and practice. For many years used by both practising lawyers and law students as well as officials, this book has kept pace with the rapid development of the subject. Its description of economic theory and the policy considerations which underpin the law and its enforcement are even more important in the era of modernisation, when businessmen have to decide whether their conduct is illegal without much help from the Commission and when ten new Member States have become subject to EC competition law. The book addresses questions to which there is no clear answer, and is used by experts as well as by those less familiar with the subject. Its analysis and trenchant comment on the legislation, case law and policies have had some influence on the development of the law, a fact acknowledged by many experts in the subject.Synopsis
This is the eighth edition of a textbook on EC competition law and practice. For many years used by both practising lawyers and law students as well as officials, this book has kept pace with the rapid development of the subject. Its description of economic theory and the policy considerations which underpin the law and its enforcement are even more important in the era of modernisation, when businessmen have to decide whether their conduct is illegal without much help from the Commission and when ten new Member States have become subject to EC competition law. The book addresses questions to which there is no clear answer, and is used by experts as well as by those less familiar with the subject. Its analysis and trenchant comment on the legislation, case law and policies have had some influence on the development of the law, a fact acknowledged by many experts in the subject.
Booknews
Originally written to help businessmen comply with EC competition rules, the seventh edition continues to be directed at this audience, particularly those who run small businesses and wish to keep current with EC policies. The rules are explained in terms of the objectives they are intended to achieve, with discussion of competition rules, the economics of market power, EC institutions, article 81, abuse of dominant position, enforcement under regulation 17, civil law sanctions, distribution agreements, intellectual property rights and the free movements of goods, licenses, concentrations, and joint ventures and specialization agreements. A bibliography is provided for each topic. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)