European Community Competition Law in Practice

This manual examines EC competition law from a practitioner's perspective. It both poses and answers questions in a logical way, reflecting the concerns of professional practice. It has sections examining: the remedies availble to litigants in both English and European courts; the impact of co-operation between national courts and competition authorities and the European Commission; the trends in competition law, taking into account European Commission consultation and draft notices; and the procedure on an investigation by the European Commission.;Case studies are used to examine problems that might be faced by the junior practitioner, such as how to write an opinion for a client in a case raising issues of competition law and how to draft pleadings which rely upon European competition law, either as a cause of action of as a defence. The manual also contains sections introducing the European Union, its principles and institutions.