Competition policy and economics -- Overview of EU and UK competition law -- Article 101(1) -- Article 101(3) -- Article 102 -- The obligations of member states under the EU competition rules -- Articles 101 and 102 : public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under Regulation 1/2003 -- Articles 101 and 102 : private enforcement in the courts of member states -- Competition Act 1998 : substantive provisions -- Competition Act 1998 and the cartel offence : public enforcement and procedure -- Enterprise Act 2002 : market studies and market investigations -- The international dimension of competition law -- Horizontal agreements (1) - cartels -- Horizontal agreements (2) - oligopoly, tacit collusion and collective dominance -- Horizontal agreements (3) - cooperation agreements -- Vertical agreements -- Abuse of dominance (1) : non-pricing practices -- Abuse of dominance (2) : pricing practices -- The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law -- Mergers (1) : introduction -- Mergers (2) : EU law -- Mergers (3) : UK law -- Particular sectors.