Table of Contents

Table of Legislation
Table of Cases
1 INTRODUCTION
A: General
B: Implementation of the rules of competition
2 SCOPE OF THE RULES OF COMPETITION
A: Territorial application
B: Personal application
C: Temporal application
D: Sectoral application
3 AGREEMENTS, DECISIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS OF UNDERTAKINGS AND CONCERTED PRACTICES
A: Introduction
B: Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
C: The object or effect of preventing
D: Effect on trade between Member States
E: The requirement of 'appreciable' effect on competition and on trade between Member states
F: Exemption
4 ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION
A: The prohibition
B: Dominant position
C: Abuse
D: Affecting trade between Member States
5 STATE INVOLVEMENT AND THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES ON COMPETITION
A: Article 86
B: Article 86(1)
C: Article 86(2)
D: Article 86(3)
E: Article 81 in conjunction with article 10
Index

About the Author

David Vaughan QC is a leading expert on European Union law, particularly within the competition and administrative practice areas. He is a senior barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London and has appeared in more than 90 cases at the European Court of Justice. The Chambers and Partners Guide to the Legal Profession 2002 - 2003 describes Mr Vaughan as "one of the senior statesmen of the competition world". He is also a Deputy High Court Judge, Judge of the Court
of Appeals of Jersey and Guernsey, and Honorary Professor of European Law at Durham University. Barrister specialising in EU law, competition litigation (UK and EU), conflicts, judicial review, human
rights and all types of commercial litigation and ICC and other arbitration.
Barrister specialising in commercial law; EC; public law; employment law. Commercial litigation generally, including joint venture shareholder disputes, shipping, international trade, competition law, insurance and banking. Experience of advocacy in particular in the Commercial Court and in ICC and LMAA arbitrations.