The EU Law of Competition

Jonathan Faull is Director General for Internal Market and Services at the European Commission in Brussels. He is Visiting Professor at King's College, London and the College of Europe, Bruges, and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Ali Nikpay is a partner at Gibson Dunn and head of their competition and antitrust practice group in London. He is a Visiting Fellow Lecturer at the University of Oxford and was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was the Senior Director for Cartels and Criminal Enforcement at the Office of Fair Trading.

I. General Principles
1: Luc Peeperkorn and Vincent Verouden: The Economics of Competition
2: Eddy De Smijter and Ailsa Sinclair: The Enforcement System under Regulation 1/2003
3: Jonathan Faull, Lars Kjølbye, Henning Leupold and Ali Nikpay: Article 101
4: Miguel de la Mano, Renato Nazzini and Hans Zenger: Article 102
5: Claes Bengtsson, Jose Maria Carpi-Badia and Massimilano Kadar: Mergers
6: José Luis Buendia Sierra: Article 106 - Exclusive or Special Rights and Other Anti-Competitive State Measures
II. Specific Practices
7: Matthew Bennett, Francisco Enrique Gonzalez Diaz, Henning Leupold, Anna Vernet and Donncadh Woods: Horizontal Co-operation Agreements
8: Antoine Colombani, Jindrich Kloub and Ewoud Sakkers: Cartels
9: Andrei Gurin and Luc Peeperkorn: Vertical Agreements
10: Kevin Coates, Lars Kjølbye and Luc Peeperkorn: Intellectual Property
III. Special Sectors
11: Nicholas Banasevic, Stephen Ryan and Rita Wezenbeek: Financial Services
12: Celine Gauer and Lars Kjølbye: Energy
13: Eduardo Martinez Rivero and David Gabathuler: Communications (Telecom and Internet)
14: Krzystof Kuik and Anthony Dawes: Media
15: Hubert De Broca, Marta Mielecka Riga and Anatoly Subocs: Transport
16: Harald Mische, Elena Kamilarova and Dominik Schnichels: Pharma
IV. State Aid
17: Claire Micheau, Henri Piffaut and Tim Maxian Rusche and Koen Van de Casteele: State Aid

»rather elegant and excellently written.« - European Voice, 21st Sept. 2000 zur Vorauflage

»...an excellent complementary volume to Bellamy & Child. ...[I]t is well worth the investment and will be consulted frequently by anyone seriously dealing with EC competition law.« - European Journal of Law Reform zur Vorauflage

»...this book provides a concise description of the case law and the administrative practice and explains the rationale behind the law. It contains an in-depth analysis of specific sectors of the economy such as financial services, communications, energy and transport.« - European Counsel, February 2000 zur Vorauflage

»The in-depth working knowledge that the authors possess makes this an unique work. It is likely to become the new standard reference for EC competition law.« - Christopher Bright, Clifford Chance zur Vorauflage

»The EC Law of Competition should be at the right hand of every counsellor.« - Professor Barry E. Hawk, Skadden, Arps, Meagher and Flom LLP; Director, Fordham Corporate Law Institute zur Vorauflage