Competition law / Richard Whish.

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 987-990) and index.

Competition policy and economics -- Overview of EC and UK competition law -- Article 81(1) -- Article 81(3) -- Article 82 -- The obligations of member states under the EC competition rules -- Articles 81 and 82 : public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under the modernisation regulation -- Articles 81 and 82 : private enforcement in the courts of member states -- Competition Act 1998 : substantive provisions -- Competition act 1998 and the cartel offence : public enforcement and procedure -- Enterprise Act 2002 : market studies and market investigations -- The international dimension of competition law -- Horizontal agreements (1) - cartels -- Horizontal agreements (2) - oligopoly, tacit collusion and collective dominance -- Horizontal agreements (3) - cooperation agreements -- Vertical agreements -- Abuse of dominance (1) : non-pricing practices -- Abuse of dominance (2) : pricing practices -- The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law -- Mergers (1) : introduction -- Mergers (2) : EC law -- Mergers (3) : UK law -- Particular sectors.