The Law of Merger Control in the EC and the UK

Mark Furse, BA, LLM, PhD, is Professor of Competition Law and Policy, University of Glasgow. He has worked in competition law for over 20 years and is involved in a number of the leading journals and reference works, and has taught extensively, including a masters course on International Merger Control at the University of Glasgow.

1. INTRODUCTION 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ECONOMICS OF MERGER CONTROL 3. EC AND MEMBER STATE MERGER CONTROL 4. QUALIFYING MERGERS IN THE EC 5. ECMR PROCEDURES 6. THE SUBSTANTIVE TEST UNDER THE ECMR 7. COLLECTIVE DOMINANCE AND COORDINATED EFFECTS 8. FINAL DECISIONS AND REMEDIES 9. APPEALS AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS 10. UK QUALIFYING MERGERS 11. THE SUBSTANTIVE TEST UNDER THE ENTERPRISE ACT 2002 12. PROCEDURE BEFORE THE MAKING OF A REFERENCE 13. UNDERTAKINGS AND ORDERS AT THE OFT 14. REFERENCES TO THE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND ITS TREATMENT OF THEM 15. FINAL DECISIONS AND REMEDIES 16. MERGERS IN THE MEDIA AND WATER SECTORS 17. PUBLIC INTEREST MERGERS AND SPECIAL MERGER SITUATIONS 18. APPEALS AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS