A Concise Business Guide to Competition Law

Business people and generalist commercial lawyers are involved in a wide range of transactions which will typically involve different aspects of competition regulation. The complexity of this activity is compounded as a result of national and international rules having to be considered simultaneously - complying with one regime but not the other results in on-going risks being assumed, frequently inadvertently. The purpose of this book is to provide those people involved in day to day commercial dealings to have a quick guide resource available to them at all times. The book is designed not to bewilder but to enlighten as it explains the legal principals - everything from the rules for public procurement to the law about abusive practices; the basis for the law in practice - getting goods and services to the market, joint ventures, intellectual property, and much more; and how to run a business in a shadow of the competition rules.