This book provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of EC Competition Law and policy and of the main substantive and procedural rules that govern it. It covers all of the main topics studied on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and examines the major recent developments that have taken place in this rapidly changing area of law.

Provides an excellent historical overview of the evolution of EC Competition Law Although very thorough in coverage, it remains concise, making it the ideal length for postgraduates or for single semester undergraduate courses Professor Goyder's vast experience as a practitioner enabled him to write a text that helps readers not only access the academic aspects of the subject, but also to comprehend the practical issues that surround it Close attention is paid to comparative material, particularly US antitrust law, giving readers a global insight into the area Invaluable analysis of the connections between competition law and economics is provided Part of the Oxford EC Law Library series edited by Francis Jacobs

Joanna Goyder, Barrister, England and Wales, MA (Cantab.), Lic. Spéc. (ULB, Brussels), LLM (EUI, Florence) has worked in Brussels in the field of EU and competition law since 1990. Since 2000 she has been head of knowledge management, legal training and publications for the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer international competition law practice. She is the author of EC Distribution Law (Hart Publishing, 2005) and has contributed to a number of other books including most recently the Oxford Encyclopaedia of European Community Law - Volume III: Competition Law and Policy (2008, OUP). Albertina Albors-Llorens; Licenciatura en Derecho (University of Valencia (Spain)); LL.M. (University of London); Ph.D. (University of Cambridge) is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of two books: Private Parties in EC Law (OUP, 1996), and EC Competition Law and Policy (Willan, 2002). She has also written various articles on Competition Law and Judicial Review in EC law in domestic and European law journals. She was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow between 1996 and 1999 and has been a Fellow of Girton College since 1997. In 2003, she was awarded a University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize for teaching excellence.

Provides an excellent historical overview of the evolution of EC Competition Law Although very thorough in coverage, it remains concise, making it the ideal length for postgraduates or for single semester undergraduate courses Professor Goyder's vast experience as a practitioner enabled him to write a text that helps readers not only access the academic aspects of the subject, but also to comprehend the practical issues that surround it Close attention is paid to comparative material, particularly US antitrust law, giving readers a global insight into the area Invaluable analysis of the connections between competition law and economics is provided Part of the Oxford EC Law Library series edited by Francis Jacobs