Goyder's EC Competition Law is firmly established as a classic text on this area of law. The emergence of competition law has been one of the most important features of the EC and has had a significant impact on many aspects of UK business and economic life. This book provides a full account of its development since the inception of the EC in 1957.
Competition law is a complex and often highly technical subject which the authors have unlocked by exploring its historical origins and early developments before illustrating the main areas of substantive law. Covering all of the major areas...

Since 1988, when the EC Commission issued its proposal for a Second Banking Directive containing the infamous reciprocity clause, the subject of the external dimension of the European internal market has figured high on the agenda of both political and academic discussions of the future of Europe. The criticism that the EC is constructing a "European Fortress" may have abated, but numerous questions continue to be raised about the EC's external trade policies. This book complements existing works on the relationship between the internal market and international trade by providing, for the...