The UK Competition Act: A New Era for UK Competition Law

by Barry J Rodger, Angus MacCulloch

Overview

With a Foreword by Lord Borrie

This book is a collection of essays on key issues arising out of the new UK competition regime contained within the Competition Act 1998. The new Competition Act is a crucial piece of legislation which fundamentally alters the competition control system in the UK. The Act has been introduced after more than a decade of proposals for reform which have considered various aspects of UK competition law and policy. It introduces a new institutional and regulatory framework and substantive competition law principles. A core component of the Act is the intended harmonisation of UK competition law with Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty. 'Soft' harmonisation and the continuing interrelationship between UK and Community competition law raises a variety of interesting issues and problems which are discussed in the book. This is an excellent time,as the Act's principal provisions have just entered into force, to produce a series of reflections on various aspects of the new regime to be introduced. A variety of competition law experts have produced contributions discussing the implications of the new Act, together with a foreword by Lord Borrie, former Director General of Fair Trading. This book is essential reading for all those involved in competition law; students, academics, policymakers and practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841130972
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/11/2000
Series:	New Era for UK Competition Law
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.09(d)

About the Author

Barry Rodger is a Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde.

Angus MacCulloch is a lecturer in law at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

	Table of Cases	xxiii
	Table of Legislation	xxxi
	List of Contributors	xliii
	Table of Abbreviations	xlvi
Chapter 1	The Competition Act 1998 and the Prior Debate on Reform	1
Chapter 2	Harmonisation with Community Law: The Euro Clause	21
Chapter 3	Interrelationship with Community Competition Law Enforcement	45
Chapter 4	Investigations Under the Competition Act 1998	75
Chapter 5	Private Enforcement of the Competition Act Prohibitions	99
Chapter 6	The Chapter II Prohibition	119
Chapter 7	Monopolies, the Public Interest, the Fair Trading Act and the Chapter II Prohibition	149
Chapter 8	The Chapter I Prohibition. Prohibiting Cartels, Or Permitting Verticals? Or Both?	169
Chapter 9	The Competition Act 1998 and Intellectual Property Rights	197
Chapter 10	Competition, Regulators and Public Service	225
Chapter 11	Divergences in "Harmonised" Laws: A View From Abroad	243
Chapter 12	The Swedish Competition Act: A Second View from Abroad	263
	Index	291

Editorial Reviews

...the breadth of coverage is nevertheless impressive. So is the quality of the contributions throughout the book.

This is a most useful book for everybody interested, professionally or academically, in the Competition Act 1998.

A weighty contribution to the understanding of this area of the law.” —Law Quarterly Review

“Students, competition lawyers and those interested in this field generally will find the book very interesting.” —New Law Jourbanal

From the Publisher

As the opening essay charts the protracted reform debate, the UK Competition Act of 1998 prohibiting anti-competition practices (with some exemptions) did not go into effect until March 2000. This time lag enabled academics and legal practitioners, as those represented in these dozen contributed chapters, to publish commentaries on an act conceived to harmonize with the European Community competition law model. Rodger (law, U. of Strathclyde) and MacCulloch (law, U. of Manchester) both address the enforcement aspect. Other contributors compare the UK Act with similar Dutch and Swedish laws. Includes tables of relevant cases and legislation. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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