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Product Description This leading authority on EU competition law is now fully up to date for 2012 and an essential purchase for all EU competition law practitioners. The new pack includes the 6th edition main work, the second cumulative supplement incorporating all major developments in substantive law and case law between December 2007 and September 2011, and an updated 2012 edition of the accompanying volume of EU competition law materials containing all the relevant legislation with cross-references to the main work. The main work examines the impact of modernization on enforcement by national authorities and courts, while coverage of national decisions post-modernization is integrated in the book, using information collated from a network of key correspondents in the Member States. Increased coverage of the new system has been introduced in particular within the chapter on the Community Context and the Role of Member States. The supplement contains paragraph by paragraph updates on legislative and case law developments, giving detailed commentary on their significance. It includes sections that outline new case law and legislation from the Community institutions, and reports significant developments in the courts of the member states. There is also an updated list of reported cases. The comprehensive accompanying volume of European Union competition law materials (edited by Andrew Macnab, a barrister at Monckton Chambers) has been fully updated to include all of the relevant legislation, Commission Notices and Guidelines, and provides detailed cross-references to the commentary in the main work. Review Review from previous edition: "All practitioners dealing with commercial law will need access to a copy." --Law Society Gazette "Bellamy and Child is not a practitioner's handbook, but rather the EU's equivalent of a bible on competition law. To their credit, Bellamy and Child have turned their work into a veritable institution." --Antitrust, ABA Journal "The new edition of Bellamy and Child is now indispensable for anyone advising on EC competition law and is a joy to use." --ECLR About the Author Peter Roth is a High Court judge to the Chancery Division and was formerly a barrister at Monckton Chambers and a visiting Professor at King's College, London. He is on the panel of chairmen of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Vivien Rose is a barrister, a member of the Government Legal Service, and on the panel of chairmen of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Andrew Macnab is a barrister at Monckton Chambers specialising in Competition Law, European Union Law and Commercial Law. He is recommended as a leading junior in EU/Competition in Legal 500. Andrew is the author of the materials volume.