THE COMPETITION ACT 1998

• Clear and comprehensive practitioner commentary on the UK Competition Act 1998
• Covers all aspects of the new law, procedures, policy and practice, including transitional provisions
• Special extended chapters on the practical impact on typical commercial arrangements which will be affected
• Includes the full text of the Act and a supplement containing OFT draft rules and forms
• The Second Supplement is now available either as a pack with the Main Work or separately in paperback.
• Future paperback supplements will update both materials and commentary, while these web pages will carry further updating information between supplements (click on the box above).

  The Competition Act 1998: Law and Practice has been highly acclaimed and established itself as the authoritative practitioner text in the field since its publication in 1999. It provides a comprehensive and systematic treatment of recent UK competition legislation. Regular paperback supplements keep the book fully up to date with relevant case-law and related legislation as the implementation of the Act proceeds. The second supplement, included in this set, brings the Main Work fully up to date to the middle of 2001.

  ABOUT THE AUTHORS

  by Martin Coleman, Head of Competition and EC Department at Norton Rose, and Michael Grenfell, Partner, Norton Rose

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  Click here for full table of contents and sample chapter (PDF format)

  CONTENTS (SUMMARY):

  PART I CONTEXT
  1. Introduction and Background
  2. The Institutions
  3. Relation with EC Law
  PART II RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS:
  THE CHAPTER I PROHIBITION
  4. The Chapter I Prohibition - Key Concepts
  5. Exclusions and Special Treatments
  6. Exemptions
  7. Commercial Agreements Subject to the Chapter I Prohibition
  PART III ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION:
  THE CHAPTER II PROHIBITION
  8. The Chapter II Prohibition - Key Concepts
  9. Types of Conduct Controlled by the Chapter II Prohibition
  PART IV CONSEQUENCES OF INFRINGING THE PROHIBITIONS
  10. Consequences of Infringement
  PART V TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  11. Transitional Provisions
  PART VI PROCEDURES UNDER THE PROHIBITIONS
  12. Notification
  13. Complaints and Whistle-blowing
  14. Investigations by the OFT and Rights of Defence
  15. Compliance Programmes
  16. Appeals
  PART VII MONOPOLY INVESTIGATIONS
  17. Monopoly Investigations - Framework of the Legislation
  18. Monoploy Investigations - Procedure
  PART VIII NEW REGIME FOR UTILITY REGULATIONS
  19. Changes in Utility Regulation
  Appendix: The Competition Act 1998 (full text)
  Index
  Supplement
  - Draft Procedural Rules
  - Draft Notification Forms
  - List of OFT Guidelines

The Competition Act 1998: Law and Practice, Main Work and Second Supplement

£190.00 0-19-829933-8 Hardback
January 2002, 1,110 pages

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The Competition Act 1998: Law and Practice, Second Supplement

£65.00 0-19-829956-7 Paperback
December 2001, 372 pages

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