Competition law lse

Competition law aims to make markets work better in order to deliver greater benefits to consumers. It involves the use of legal tools to control the

Find out about recent research and activity in the field of competition law at LSE Law.

The point of competition law is to preserve the process of rivalry between firms, and, by doing so, to benefit consumers and society at large. A broad range of corporate strategies are subject to this field of law.

Aims

To assist in the definition of legal strategies and assessment of risk within organisations.

Structure and Delivery

Four 4-hour sessions to be delivered over four consecutive Fridays in April and May.

Target Audience

Legal practitioners and civil servants who work on EU competition law matters and want coherent and comprehensive exposure to key and recent developments.

What is a short course on EU competition law?

The course provides a great insight into current trends in competition law.
The April/May 2023 course is now CLOSED to applications, as we have no remaining places available.
The Short Course on Advanced EU Competition Law is a 16-hour executive education course.

What is the Jevons Institute for competition law & economics?

The Jevons Institute for Competition Law and Economics at UCL provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss how competition law is applied, as well as policy and industry regulation.
The LL.M. in Competition, Innovation and Trade Law at the London School of Economics focuses on recent trends in the global economy.

What is the LLM at LSE?

The LLM at LSE is a leading programme delivered at one of the world's best law schools, ranked first overall in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
It is unmatched in the international, comparative and interdisciplinary approaches and courses that it offers.

What is the LLM in competition innovation and trade law?

The LL.M. in Competition, Innovation and Trade Law at the London School of Economics focuses on recent trends in the global economy.
These include:

a general increase in international trade

and the liberalization of what were previously private sectors

but are now subject to competition law.

What is a short course on EU competition law?

The course provides a great insight into current trends in competition law

The April/May 2023 course is now CLOSED to applications, as we have no remaining places available

The Short Course on Advanced EU Competition Law is a 16-hour executive education course

What is competition law training?

This online training course on competition law looks at how businesses and employees can prevent anti-competitive activity and ensure compliance with competition laws

The course is designed to raise awareness on various types of anti-competitive behaviour, the ways in which competition law applies and how to report any anti-competitive activity

What is the UK Competition Law?

UK competition law prohibits anticompetitive behaviour by firms that are active on the UK market

The Competition Act 1998 (CA98) contains two main prohibitions the content of which is consistent with the application of Article 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)