FULL NOTES LAWS3419/LAWS5119 Competition Law (DISTINCTION)

Description

These notes are a full summary of the entire course for Competition Law. They helped me achieve a Distinction in the course. I studied and worked and competition law prior to this unit, given my background in economics and corporate compliance. As such, these notes aren't just useful from a legal standpoint. I make sure to bring out the economic concepts underlying competition law, and highlight the relevant case law and statutory provisions and how they would be applied by the ACCC or a judge in real-life scenarios. Importantly, these notes are written in a step-by-step scaffold format - looking at the issues you need to answer in sequence for a problem question. These notes are extremely useful for revision and consolidating your knowledge, as well as in high-pressure in-person exam scenarios. Topics: - The antecedents of competition law - Key legal and economic concepts of competition law and the scope of application of the CCA - Agreements between competitors (horizontal restraints, cartels, price fixing, output restrictions, market sharing, bid rigging) - Vertical restraints (exclusive dealing, resale price maintenance) - Misuse of market power - Natural monopolies - access regimes - Authorisation, notification and clearance - Mergers and acquisitions - Penalties, remedies and enforcement