Butterworths Competition Law Handbook

Butterworths Competition Law Handbook contains the principal UK and EU legislation relating to competition law, foreign direct investment and subsidy control, together with extensive coverage of European Commission guidelines, CMA and sectoral regulator guidelines, and UK and EU court materials. This year's edition has been restructured to make navigation easier, and now contains 11 Parts.

Part 1 (UK Statutes) contains the key, fully-updated Acts relating to competition law. It includes the Competition Act 1998, the Enterprise Act 2002, and the relevant provisions of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, the Water Industry Act 1991, FSMA 2000, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, and the National Security and Investment Act 2021. This year's edition also includes the Subsidy Control Act 2022, which replaces the EU State aid regime in the UK.

Part 2 (UK Statutory instruments) contains the most important Orders and Regulations made under the Acts included in Part 1. This year's edition contains the Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022, as well as a new section relating to Regulations made under the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

Part 3 (CMA & other guidelines) contains the key antitrust and merger guidance issued by the CMA, as well as sectoral regulator guidance. New and revised material in this edition includes:

* CMA8: Guidance on the CMA's investigation procedures in Competition Act 1998 cases (January 2022)
* CMA2(revised): Mergers - Guidance on the CMA's jurisdiction and procedure (January 2022)
* Ofgem Enforcement Guidelines (March 2022)
* CMA166: Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order - CMA guidance (July 2022).
This year's edition also includes a new section containing the Subsidy Advice Unit's guidance on the operation of the subsidy control functions (SAU1: November 2022), and new and revised 2022 guidance from BEIS on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.

Part 4 now contains UK Court Materials. These include the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015, and the Competition Appeal Tribunal Guide to Proceedings (2015), as well as new (2022) Practice Directions issued by the CAT. It also includes updated guidance on the service of documents on the CMA in court proceedings (July 2022).

Part 5 contains Brexit-related materials. Relevant provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 are included, together with the 'Exiting the EU Regulations' made under the 2018 Act. Other material in this Part includes CMA and Commission guidance relating to the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the end of the transition period.

Part 6 (UK COVID-19-Related Materials) contains the UK materials that are still relevant in this field - including CMA guidance and the CAT Practice Direction.

Part 7 contains EU material and Retained EU material (except State aid materials). Relevant original EU legislation is included in full with, where appropriate, notes detailing how that legislation applies in the UK post-IP completion day. This edition contains a new section containing the 2022 EU Digital Markets Act, and other new material includes:

* The 2022 Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation, together with the Commission's accompanying guidance (June 2022)
* Guidelines on collective agreements by solo self-employed people (September 2022)
* Frequently Asked Questions on Leniency (October 2022)
* The Commission's revised Informal Guidance Notice (October 2022).

Part 8 deals with State aid. As well as general materials, it covers: horizontal rules; sector specific rules (eg, transport, broadband, and agriculture & fisheries); specific aid instruments (eg, relating to state guarantees and tax); and SGEI. New and revised material in this edition includes:

* The 2022 guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy
* New Commission guidelines on State aid for R&D&I (October 2022)
* The Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy following the aggression against Ukraine by Russia (October 2022).

Part 9 (Foreign Direct Investment) is new for this edition and contains the EU FDI Screening Regulation, together with the accompanying FAQs.

Part 10 (EU Court Materials) includes consolidated versions of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and the Rules of Procedure of the General Court; the consolidated version of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU; and relevant Practice Directions, Recommendations of the Court of Justice, and advice to counsel.

Part 11 contains EU COVID-19-Related Materials in so far as they are still relevant. These include the Joint statement by the ECN on the application of competition law during the Corona crisis (March 2020); Updated Commission guidance on the application of merger rules during the pandemic; and the Commission's guidance on antitrust rules and Coronavirus (updated October 2022).

Butterworths Competition Law Handbook presents the latest legislation and guidance in an easy-to-use format so you will be able to find information quickly and easily. It can be used as a standalone desktop reference. This is the essential reference source for lawyers, any firm of solicitors or in-house department that deals with competition law issues.