Overview
"This book provides a comprehensive practitioner guide to the new competition law framework in the UK, following the widespread and significant reforms introduced in April 2014 and brought about by the Enterprise Regulatory and Reform Act 2013 (ERRA 2013); and reforms brought about by the Consumer Rights Act 2015. It considers the ""new politics"" of UK competition law: the increasing re-politicisation of competition policy in the UK, and how different elements of the regime (civil, criminal and administrative) interact. The book summarises the existing regime, considering how it has fared since the Competition Act came into force in 2000. It considers the administrative enforcement regime, including institutional reform of the functions of the CMA, sectoral regulators, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and the Secretary of State; and the enforcement process. It then covers the merger control regime, including fixed time limits, merger notice and information gathering powers, interim measures, due process, and remedies. It examines the powers and remit of the various sector regulators in terms of promoting competition and enforcing competition law, as well as the UK Competition Network and the wide-ranging remit of the FCA regarding financial services markets. It also analyses individual criminal liability, the cartel offence-both in its original form and as amended by the ERRA-and procedural issues. Finally, the book examines private enforcement, including the development of private competition litigation in the UK, the changes introduced by the Consumer Rights Act and the EU directive on damages actions for competition law infringementsThis is an essential guide to the new competition law framework in the UK, offering clear critical analysis as well as practical guidance on the full implications of these wide-ranging reforms."
Full Product Details
Author: Ros Kellaway (Partner, Partner, Eversheds) ,
Rhodri Thompson (Barrister, Barrister, Matrix Chambers) ,
Christopher Brown (Barrister, Barrister, Matrix Chambers)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.50cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.722kg
ISBN: 9780198757245
ISBN 10: 0198757247
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 24 December 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This book is a concise and readable tour of recent changes to procedures governing UK competition enforcement. It is likely to be useful to both students and practitioners. Each chapter is written by leading practitioners, each of whom brings an individual style to the text. - Pat Treacy, Law Gazette
Author Information
Christopher Brown is a Barrister at Matrix Chambers, specialising in competition law, EU law and public law. He is co-convenor of the LLM course in UK Competition Law at King's College London. Rhodri Thompson is a senior Barrister at Matrix Chambers, specialising in competition law and EU law. He is the Joint Chair of the Joint Working Party of the UK Bars and Law Societies on Competition Law and Honorary Treasurer of the UKAEL. Ros Kellaway is a partner in Eversheds' UK Commercial practice and Head of its UK firm wide Competition Law group. She specialises in cartels and competition investigations. Ros is a member of the CBI Competition Law Committee and also the Joint Bar Council and Law Society Working Party on competition law.
