Richard WhishKC (Hon)

Richard Whish is the original author of Competition Law; David Bailey joined him as co-author for later editions. The book is a standalone guide to EU and UK competition law, written for students and practitioners alike. It is used by universities, law firms, economic consultancies, competition authorities and courts.

The eleventh edition covers, among other developments:

• the new block exemptions and guidelines for vertical agreements, in EU and UK law
• the new block exemptions and guidelines for horizontal cooperation agreements
• digital platforms, and the legislation introduced in response in the EU and UK
• the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the UK National Security and Investment Act
• policy initiatives, including sustainability and the European Commission’s review of Article 102

Edition

11th, 2024

Authors

Richard Whish and David Bailey

Publisher

Oxford University Press

ISBN

978-0-19-890603-2

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Richard Whish was Professor of Law at King’s College London from 1991 to 2013 and is now Emeritus Professor. Before that he taught at the University of Bristol, and he was a Visiting Professor of Law at the College of Europe in Bruges.

He was appointed an honorary Queen’s Counsel in February 2014, now King’s Counsel (Hon). From 2003 to 2009 he was a non-executive director of the Office of Fair Trading. He was a partner at Watson, Farley & Williams for nine years as a solicitor, and continues to act as a consultant.

• 2011Global Competition Review Award for Academic Excellence
• 2014Appointed honorary Queen’s Counsel
• 2024Competition Law, 11th edition, Oxford University Press