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LS451W: COMPETITION LAW (2024-2025)

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Course Overview

This course provides a comprehensive examination of the basic provisions of EU and UK competition law, specifically covering anticompetitive agreements, abuses of dominance and merger control. The course aims to provide a legal, economic and market context in which these provisions are applied, especially in relation to business phenomena. Students will gain a thorough understanding of all areas of EU and UK competition law, with a focus on its application in contemporary markets and society though the study and discussion of cases and current issues of competition law and market regulation.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 25 credits (12.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Claudio Lombardi

Qualification Prerequisites

  • One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5
  • LS2026 Eu Institutions and Law (Passed)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Law (LS) or Bachelor Of Laws With International Exchange (With Honours)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

Yes

One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.


Course Description

 (1)  Aims of the Course

       The course will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the key areas of European and UK competition law, including the theory underlying European competition law and the legal origins of the current subject. The application of European competition law and European competition policy will be illustrated via case studies. The students will also be introduced to problematic and possibly inadequate aspects of European competition law.

(2)  Intended Learning Outcomes

       2.1. Knowledge outcomes

  • acquire knowledge of the concepts and institutions of Competition Law as a foundation for further specialisation and study in preparation for their future careers, whether in the legal profession, or in academic or other areas of employment.
  • develop their understanding of the relevance of certain concepts in the theory, doctrine, method and goals of Competition Law.
  • develop their understanding of a number of conceptual devices.
  • familiarise themselves with the literature and legal sources associated with Competition Law. 

2.2 Skills outcomes

  • learn to organise their own learning programme and manage their time effectively.
  • learn to assimilate large amounts of material and extract from it relevant information to successfully prepare for and complete each seminar and written assignment.
  • learn to listen and participate effectively in class.
  • learn to express ideas cogently orally and in writing.

develop problem-solving skills and the ability to generate practical ideas for the solution of legal problems.

The following will be covered

  1. Economic and Legal Foundations of Competition Law.
  2. Anticompetitive Agreements (Art. 101 TFEU and Chapter I prohibition).
  3. Abuse of Dominance (Article 102 TFEU and Chapter II prohibition).
  4. Public and private enforcement in EU and UK..
  5. Merger control in EU and UK.
  6. Competition law, intellectual property and innovation..

 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

48 Hour Open Book Online Exam

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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