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COMPETITION LAWROWLEY & BAKER:INTERNATIONALMERGERS – THEANTITRUST PROCESS2 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editors: J William Rowley, QC andDonald I BakerThis definitive work provides explanation ofmerger regulations in over 60 jurisdictions. Nowpublished in looseleaf format for easy updating,it contains over 2,500 pages of highly practicalanalysis.• A standard format for all chapters enablesthe practitioner to pursue effectively thesame issue across a number of jurisdictions• A streamlined version of the format forjurisdictions with less-developed mergercontrol regimes describes complex variationsbetween systems and enables crossreferencingJURISDICTION: International978 0 421 65160 9Sweet & Maxwell Product ID 6063Looseleaf £1006.00/€1326.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £723.00Europe £733.00/€967.00Rest of World £735.00/$1264.00STATE AID LAW OF THEEUROPEAN UNIONPeter Vesterdorf and Mogens Uhd NielsenThis work analyses of the State aid rules ofthe EC treaty, the procedural rules, EC courtpractice and the role of the national courtsin light of the recent reforms in this area. Itprovides the tools to tackle any State aid issue.• Covers all relevant issues relating to article87 of the EC Treaty and other relevant Stateaid articles• Deals with horizontal aid, including trainingaid, employment aid, environmental aid andrescue and restructuring aid• Looks at the issues facing individualindustry sectors, including coal and steel,shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, transportationand export• Analyses issues such as mergers ofenterprises, cross-subsidisation, cumulationof aid, aid ceilings and aid intensity• Shows how to apply the various blockexemptions, horizontal or sectorial guidelinesand notices• Explains how to calculate procedural timelimits and aid intensitiesJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European UnionNov-2008 978 1 847 03749 7Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 287658Hardback £249.00/€317.00THE ECONOMICS OF ECCOMPETITION LAWCONCEPTS, APPLICATION ANDMEASUREMENT3RD EDITIONSimon Bishop and Mike WalkerThis innovative work provides an overview ofeconomic theory and analysis as it appliesto European competition law. It makes anunfamiliar subject accessible by discussingeconomic concepts and techniques in languagelawyers can understand.• Explains concepts such as market power,market definition and effective competitionthat lie at the heart of competition disputes• Shows how economic theory relates to Article81, Article 82 and merger control• Looks at the empirical techniques used bythe Commission when assessing anticompetitivebehaviour• Discusses intellectual property rights andlicensing and the legal challenges thesepresent for cases, eg. Magill• Demonstrates the use of economics inCommission decisions and Court judgmentsthrough discussion of the key casesJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European UnionDec-2009 978 0 421 92730 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 148073Hardback, 1002 pp £230.00/€293.00WEINBERG & BLANKON TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS2 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editor: Laurence RabinowitzWeinberg & Blank has long been regarded asthe authoritative work dealing with the law andpractice of takeovers and mergers. Written as apractitioner text it not only explains the law andreproduces the materials but also gives expertguidance, taking the reader through theeconomic, financial services, accounting andcompetition law implications from a commercialstandpoint.• Provides a meticulous working knowledge ofall aspects of mergers and acquisitions• Pinpoints problem areas in the merger andtakeover process and how these can bemanaged• Incorporates the latest legislative changes,including the Companies Act 2006• Includes valuable precedents for the busypractitionerJURISDICTION: England & Wales978 0 421 35970 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID 5967Looseleaf £990.00/€1305.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £722.00Europe £732.00/€966.00Rest of World £734.00/$1262.00Other Competition Law TitlesCOMPETITION LAW:EUROPEAN COMMUNITYPRACTICE & PROCEDUREARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE COMMENTARYGeneral Editors: Professor Dr Franz-Jurgen Sacker,Dr Frank Montag and Professor Dr Gunter HirschThis comprehensive work collects togetherand analyses the text of all EC competitionlegislation. In one volume, it considers eachpiece of legislation on an article-by-article basis,interpreting relevant judgments of the courtsand decisions of public authorities in detail,making it a one-stop reference source.JURISDICTION: European UnionDec-2007 978 0 421 95010 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 157047Hardback £400.00/€508.00COMPETITION LITIGATIONIN THE UKEditors: Tim Ward and Kassie SmithThis handbook is a practitioner's guide to theUK competition litigation regime, advising themon every aspect of using it. It focuses on the role,the practice and procedure of the CompetitionAppeal Tribunal, and also steers readersthrough the substantive law and other keytopics such as human rights, judicial review andcompetition law in arbitration.JURISDICTION: United KingdomApr-2005 978 0 421 89340 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 33912Hardback, 518 pp £170.00/€216.00THE EC COMPETITION LAW ONTECHNOLOGY LICENSINGFrank L FineThis work provides a complete guide to ECtechnology licensing law from a competition lawperspective. The focus is the Technology TransferBlock Exemption Regulation (TTBER), in forcefrom May 2004, but this new law is put intocontext by explanation of the complexitiesof all EC technology licensing legislation.JURISDICTION: European UnionDec-2005 978 0 421 90320 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 90888Hardback, 292 pp £210.00/€267.0032 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk