Competition Law in Crisis

The Antitrust Response to Economic Shocks

Bruce Wardhaugh (University of Durham)

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English

Cambridge University Press
18 August 2022

Competition law & Antitrust law

A common criticism of the competition rules posed by EU authorities is that they are too inflexible, thereby prohibiting adequate responses to economic and industrial shocks. Competition Law in Crisis challenges this suggestion through an examination of competition responses to crises past and present. With an analysis spanning the response of UK and EU competition authorities to the economic and commercial outfall of the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential responses to the climate crisis in the context of post-Brexit British industrial policy, the book argues that relaxing the competition regime is precisely the wrong response. The rigidity of competition rules in the UK and EU has both normative and positive implications for not just the methodology used in competition analysis, but also the role of competition law within the legal order of both jurisdictions. The book concludes with a discussion of the place of the competition in the UK's and EU's legal order.

By: Bruce Wardhaugh (University of Durham)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781108833967
ISBN 10: 1108833969
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 18 August 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. The legal framework; 2. The pre-more economic approach to competition's role in crisis management; 3. The post-MEA relationship between competition law and crisis management; 4. The financial crisis of 2008; 5. The Covid crisis; 6. Brexit: Squandered opportunities?; 7. The environment, sustainability goals and the climate crisis; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Bruce Wardhaugh is Professor of Competition Law at Durham University (UK). He has also practiced law in Canada. He writes extensively on the competition issues surrounding collusion and cooperation in markets.