UK Competition Regime: A Practitioner’s Guide, covers all aspects of competition law, including detailed treatment of procedure, coverage of recent developments, with a focus on guidance for practitioners. It includes an overview of the role of economics. The second edition covers how Brexit has led to UK agencies finding themselves free to pursue cases and policy objectives in their own way, while legislation has brought in new powers and procedures, including: The new digital markets regime that introduces ex ante “pro-competition” enforcement regime Reforms to the mergers, markets and antitrust regimes introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act New merger control thresholds and new mandatory notification regime for digital companies with market power New guidance for assessing mergers and new merger investigation procedures The introduction of UK Block Exemptions and guidance on anticompetitive agreements The growth of “class-action” litigation in competition cases

• Authored and annotated by Knut Fournier, Chairman of the Hong Kong Competition Association.

The Practical Guide to the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance as authored by Linklaters provides a highly practical yet comprehensive overview of the new competition regime from both substantive and procedural aspects including:

• Concise introduction of the context and key features of the legislation
• The main substantive provisions of the law:

1. the first conduct rule on anti-competitive agreements;

2. the second conduct rule on abuse of substantial market power; and

3. a brief reference to the currently limited merger control regime. The section concludes on a presentation of the various exemptions and exclusions provided for in the law.

• Features and powers of the Hong Kong Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal
• Procedure at the Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal stages.

 

 

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•  Court of First Instance of Hong Kong quashes abuse of dominance decision against TVB, setting out important principles for future competition law cases.
  
   Full judgment of the court at: http://legalref.judiciary.gov.hk/lrs/common/ju/ju_frame.jsp?DIS=102466&currpage=T.
  
   

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THE COMPLETE BILINGUAL TEXT IN ONE HANDY VOLUME The enactment and enforcement of the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) is likely to have significant implications for domestic organisations of all sizes and in all sectors of the economy, as well as foreign organisations engaging in business or other dealings within Hong Kong that impact competition in Hong Kong. An understanding of these implications is crucial, particularly given the various risks (including reputational risks) relating to breaches of competition laws. KEY FEATURES: • Reproduces the full text to the Competition Ordinance in English and Traditional Chinese • In-depth overview of the key provisions to the Ordinance, its administration and enforcement • Practical guidance for business and legal professionals