Competition Law

The objective of the course is to explore these challenges and provide students with an understanding of competition law, together with the ability to subject it to critical legal and economic analysis. The course aims to cover the main substantive laws relating to competition within the EU, including the control of monopoly and oligopoly; merger control; anti-competitive agreements; and other anti-competitive practices.

The course also explores new frontiers in enforcement, including the application of competition laws to the digital platform economy, the role of sustainability in competition enforcement, the relationship between competition and economic inequality, and the interface between competition and democracy. 

The emphasis is placed predominantly on EU competition law to reflect the importance it assumes in practice. UK competition law is also taught, both because of its value in providing a comparative study of two systems of competition law and because of its importance to the UK practitioner. The antitrust laws of the USA and recent enforcement actions are explored to offer a comparative perspective and insight into the wider international dimension.

Visiting speakers: There is a programme of visiting speakers details of which are found on the CCLP website.

Assessment is by way of examination at the end of the course.