1:Competition policy and economics;
2:Overview of EU and UK competition law;
3:Article 101 (1);
4:Article 101 (3);
5:Article 102;
6:The obligations of Member States under the EU competition rules;
7:Articles 101 and 102 - public enforcement by the European Commission and national competition authorities under Regulation 1/2003;
8:Articles 101 and 102 - private enforcement in the courts of Member States;
9:Competition Act 1998 - substantive provisions;
10:Competition Act 1998 and the cartel offence - public enforcement and procedure;
11:Enterprise Act 2002 - market studies and market investigations;
12:The international dimension of competition law;
13:Horizontal agreements (1) - cartels;
14:Horizontal agreements (2) - oligopoly, tacit collusion, and collective dominance;
15:Horizontal agreements (3) - cooperation agreements;
16:Vertical agreements;
17:Abuse of dominance (1) - non-pricing practices;
18:Abuse of dominance (2) - pricing practices;
19:The relationship between intellectual property rights and competition law;
20:Mergers (1) - introduction;
21:Mergers (2) - EU law;
22:Mergers (3) - UK;
23:Particular sectors.

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