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Competition Law Compliance: 2008
Thorogood Publishing, April 2008, Pages: 135
The UK Competition Act, in force since March 2000 has brought with it rigorous new investigative powers and the potential for serious penalties. The Enterprise Act 2002 tightened the law still further making it a criminal offence to engage in “horizontal” price fixing and bid rigging. As a result, the UK has one of the toughest competition law regimes in the EU.
However, new means of communication, larger concentrations of market power and globalisation of business have brought new opportunities for collusion and abuse of a dominant position. It is not surprising that the competition authorities are redoubling their efforts at enforcement in the new environment.
This Special Briefing describes UK competition law referring, where relevant, to EU competition law, to Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty of Rome. It aims above all to be practical and concentrates on what is allowed and what is not, what is advised to ensure compliance and how to make complaints under the Chapter I and Chapter II prohibitions in the Competition Act 1998.
Wherever possible the Briefing indicates where the reader can find further information on a particular competition law topic.
This Special Briefing will:
- PROVIDE practical advice from a recognised competition law expert with clear guidelines on what is allowed and what is not
- DISTIL all the key information you need to be aware of so that you can advise your organisation or clients with confidence
- ENSURE that you know what you have to do to ensure compliance with the UK’s competition law regime and avoid the major pitfalls
- GIVE directions on where to find further information on particular competition law issues
This special briefing will benefit:
- In-house lawyers
- Compliance officers
- Company secretaries
- Private practice legal advisers
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