Judges Law and Businessman : As Seen from the Financial Times

The main object of this major work is to analyse the laws of monopolies & mergers in the United States , the European Community, Germany & the United Kingdom. It is not, however, possible to explain the rules on monopolies & mergers outside the context of the rules on restrictive arrangements (restraints of trade); many of the concepts under which the activities of a dominant firm may be treated as monopolistic derive directly from the categories of prohibited conduct under the cartel provisions. The work is essentially a country by country analysis of the anti-trust rules of the four jurisdictions mentioned. Accordingly the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, Articles 85 & 86 of the Treaty of Rome, the German Law Against Restraints of Competition, the UK Fair Trading Act, Restrictive Trade Practices Act & Competition Act are all examined in detail. Where appropriate, subsidiary legislation also, in particular the various regulations issued by the European Council & the European Commission, are dealt with.