Competition Law 2021

Roxburgh

Sujets

• Droit et juridique
• Competition law
• Company

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• Publié par: College of Law Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781913226978
• Langue: English

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COMPETITION LAW
COMPETITION LAW
Beatrice Roxburgh
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College of Law Publishing,
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© The University of Law 2021
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ISBN 978 1 913226 85 5
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Tables and index by Moira Greenhalgh, Arnside, Cumbria
Preface
This introduction to competition law is a companion guide to the University of Law’s competition law course. As such, it has an emphasis on practical issues relevant to many of the law firms in which our students will qualify. This edition methodically works through the constituent elements of the main competition law prohibitions, covers elements of merger control that are most relevant in practice (including the acquisition of minority interests in UK merger control) and sets out the practical consequences of breach. This edition has also been updated to cover some elements of Brexit, although at the time of writing the future arrangements between the UK and the EU remained unsettled.
The authors
Beatrice Roxburgh formerly practised EU and UK competition law at Linklaters LLP and in-house at BT Group plc, and now teaches at the University of Law.
Meytal McCoy and Stephen Medlock, of Mayer Brown LLP’s Washington office, contributed to the US law sections of the 2020 edition of this textbook.
Contributors to past editions include Mhairi Morter, Trevor Tayleur and Thomas F Bush.
Beatrice Roxburgh
The University of Law
London Moorgate
Contents
PREFACE
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF PRIMARY LEGISLATION
TABLE OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITION LAW
1.1 The development of competition law
1.2 Economics and the theory of competition
1.3 An introduction to UK competition law
1.4 An introduction to EU competition law
1.5 An introduction to US anti-trust law
1.6 International aspects
Chapter 2 ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, DECISIONS AND CONCERTED PRACTICES
2.1 The Article 101 TFEU/Chapter I prohibition
2.2 The UK Competition Act 1998
2.3 The Sherman Act, Section 1
Chapter 3 ABUSE OF DOMINANCE
3.1 Why rules on abuse of dominance?
3.2 The Article 102 TFEU/Chapter II prohibition
3.3 Dominance
3.4 Abuse
3.5 Abuse on different market to dominance
3.6 Points of distinction between Article 102/Chapter II and Article 101/Chapter I
3.7 The UK Competition Act 1998
3.8 The Sherman Act, Section 2
Chapter 4 ENFORCEMENT
4.1 How do the authorities become aware of potential infringements?
4.2 Enforcement by the European Commission
4.3 The relationship between the European Commission and national competition authorities/courts
4.4 Enforcement by the UK competition authorities
4.5 Government enforcement of US anti-trust laws
4.6 Leniency programmes
4.7 Private enforcement actions
4.8 Compliance programmes
Chapter 5 HORIZONTAL AGREEMENTS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Horizontal agreements – cartels
5.3 Other types of horizontal agreements
5.4 Horizontal agreements under US anti-trust laws
Chapter 6 VERTICAL AGREEMENTS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Analysis of vertical agreements
6.3 Selective distribution and franchising
6.4 US anti-trust laws and vertical agreements
Chapter 7 MERGER CONTROL
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Merger notification and review
7.3 EU merger control
7.4 The UK system of merger control
7.5 Merger control in the United States
7.6 Multi-jurisdictional merger review
Chapter 8 COMPETITION LAW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Overview of IP rights and relationship with competition law
8.3 Article 101/Chapter I and IP rights
8.4 Article 102/Chapter II and IP rights
8.5 US anti-trust laws and IP rights
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION
Appendix 2 UK LEGISLATION
Appendix 3 US LEGISLATION
Appendix 4 REGULATION 1 (EXTRACT)
Appendix 5 NOTICE ON AGREEMENTS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE (EXTRACT)
Appendix 6 VERTICAL RESTRAINTS BLOCK EXEMPTION REGULATION
Appendix 7 VERTICAL RESTRAINTS BLOCK EXEMPTION GUIDELINES (EXTRACT)
Appendix 8 MERGER REGULATION (EXTRACTS)
Appendix 9 JURISDICTIONAL NOTICE (EXTRACTS)
Appendix 10 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BLOCK EXEMPTION REGULATION
INDEX
Table of Cases A AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Pfizer Ltd [2007] EWHC 565 (Ch) 66 Aberdeen Journals Limited v The Office of Fair Trading [2003] CAT 11 24 Ahlström Osakeyhtiö v Commission (Cases 89 et al/85) [1993] ECR I-1307 16 Airtours v Commission (Case T-342/99) [2002] ECR II-2585 34 AKZO v Commission (Case C-62/86) [1991] ECR I-3359 31 Asnef-Equifax (Case C-238/05) [2006] ECR I-11125 78 Automec v Commission (‘Automec II’) (Case T-24/90) [1992] ECR II-2223, [1992] 5 CMLR 431 50 B Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation of America v Impala (Case C-413/06 P) [2008] ECR I-04951 108 Bronner v Mediaprint (Case C-7/97) [1998] ECR I-7791, [1999] 4 CMLR 112 38 Brooke Group v Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp, 509 US 209 (1986) 43 Brunswick Corp v Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc, 429 US 477 (1977) 70 Building and Construction Industry in the Netherlands [1992] OJ L92/1 77 C Cementhandelaren v Commission (Case 8/72) [1972] ECR 977, [1973] CMLR 7 17 Coditel v Cine Vog Films (Case 262/81) [1982] ECR 3381 125 Commercial Solvents [1974] ECR 223, [1974] 1 CMLR 309 52 Commission’s case [1992] OJ L326/31 14 Compagnie Maritime Belge Transports SA v Commission (Case C-395/96 P) [2000] ECR I-1365 34 Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines SA and Rheinzink GmbH v Commission (Case 29, 30/83) [1984] ECR 1679 15 Consten and Grundig v Commission (Cases 56 and 58/64) [1966] ECR 299 88 Continental Can v Commission (Case 6/72) [1973] ECR 215 30 Continental TV, Inc v GTE Sylvania Inc, 433 US 36 (1977) 97 Coty Germany GmbH v Parfümerie Akzente GmbH, (Case C-230/16) 6 December 2017 96 Courage v Crehan [2001] ECR I-6297 64 Crehan v Inntrepreneur Pub Co [2006] UKHL 38 64 D Dyestuffs see ICI v Commission 14 E Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v Noerr Motor Freight, 365 US 127 (1961) 83 Expedia Inc v Autorité de la Concurrence (Case C-226/11) [2013] 4 CMLR 14 18 F Fabrica Pisana v Commission (Case T-77/89) [1992] 5 CMLR 302 34 FTC v Actavis, 570 US 136 (2013) 132 FTC v Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass’n, 493 US 411 (1990) 82 G Garden Cottages v Milk Marketing Board [1984] AC 130 64 Gas Insulated Switchgear Cartel, Re (Case T-117/07) [2011] 4 CMLR 26 78 H Hanover Shoe, Inc v United Shoe Machinery Corp, 392 US 481 (1968) 70 Hilti AG v Commission (Case C-53/92P) [1994] ECR I-667 38 Hilti AG v Commission (Case T-30/89) [1991] ECR II-1439 31 , 52 Hoffman-La Roche v Commission (Case 85/76) [1979] ECR 461 29 , 39 Höfner and Elser v Macrotron GmbH (Case C-41/90) [1991] ECR I-1979 14 Hugin Kassaregister AB v Commission (Case 22/78) [1979] ECR 1869 30 I IAZ International Belgium NV v Commission (Case 96/82) [1983] ECR 3369 15 ICI v Commission (Dyestuffs) (Case 48/69) [1972] ECR 619 14 , 75 Illinois Brick Co v Illinois, 431 US 720 (1977) 70 Illinois Tool Works Inc v Independent Ink, Inc, 547 US 28 (2006) 133 IMS Health GmbH & Co v NDC Health GmbH & Co (Case C-418/01) [2004] ECR I-5039 130 Intel v European Commission (Case C-412/14P) (6 September 2017) 40 Italian Flat Glass case [1990] 4 CMLR 535 34 L Laurent Piau v Commission (Case T-193/02) [2005] ECR II-209 34 Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc v PSKS, Inc, 551 US 277 (US 2007) 97 M Magill (Cases C-241/91 P and C-242/91 P RTE and Independent Television Publications Ltd v Commission) [1995] ECR I-743 130 Matra Hachette v Commission (Case T-17/93) [1994] ECR II-595 19 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co v Zenith Radio Corp, 475 US 574 (1986) 70 Michelin v Commission (Case 322/81) [1983] ECR 3461 34 Microsoft v Commission (Case T-201/04) [2007] ECR II-3601 38 , 131 Moosehead/Whitbread [1991] 4 CMLR 391 125 N Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc v Pacific Stationery and Printing Co, 472 US 284 (1985) 82 O Oscar Bronner v Mediaprint (Case C-7/97) [1998] ECR I-7791, [1999] 4 CMLR 112 130 P P&S Amusements Ltd v Valley House Leisure Ltd [2006] EWHC 1510 (Ch) 24 Parke, Davis & Co v Probel (Case 24/67) [1968] ECR 55 130 Pernod-Ricard v OFT (Case 1017/2/1/03) [2004] CAT 10 54 Pirtek (UK) Ltd v Joinplace Ltd [2010] EWHC 1641 (Ch) 24 Portugal v Commission (Case C-163/99) [2001] ECR I-2613 39 Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet (Case C-209/10) (27 March 2012) 39 PPG Vemante Pennitalia v Commission (Case T-78/89) [1992] 5 CMLR 302 34 Pre-Insulated Pipes [1999] OJ L24/1 77 Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc v Columbia Pictures Industries, 508 US 49 (1993) 131 Prokent-Tomra COMP/38113 [2009] 4 CMLR 101 37 Pronuptia (Case 161/84) [1986] ECR 353, [1986] 1 CMLR 414 97 S Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v MasterCard Inc and Visa Europe Services LLC [2020] UKSC 24 68 SAS-Maersk 2001/716/EC 77 SeaFrance SA v CMA [2015] UKSC 75 114 Societa Italiano Vetro v Commission (Case T-68/89) [1992] 5 CMLR 302 34 Société Technique Minière v Maschinenbau Ulm GmbH (Case 56/65) [1966] ECR 235, [1966] CMLR 357 17 , 89 Spectrum Sports, Inc v McQuillan, 506 US 445 (1993) 44 Streetmap v Google [2016] EWHC 253 (Ch) 41 T Tamoxifen Antitrust Citrate Litigation, In re 466 F.3d 187 (2d Cir 2006) 132 Tetra Pak v Commission (‘Tetra Park II’) (Case T-83/91) [1994] ECR II-755, [1997] 4 CMLR 726 30 , 40 Texaco, Inc v Dagher, 547 US 1 (2006) 83 Timken Roller Bearing Co v United States, 341 US 593 (1951) 83 T-Mobile Netherlands BV v Raad van Bestuur van de Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (Case C-8/08) [2009] ECR I-4529 75 U United States v Container Co