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LAW30640

Academic Year 2024/2025

Competition Law in Practice (LAW30640)

Subject:
Law
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Law
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Mary Catherine Lucey
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module examines how two key articles of EU competition law operate in practice. Art 101 TFEU prohibits anti-competitive arrangements among market actors and Art 102 TFEU prohibits the abuse of a dominant position by one or more undertakings.

By taking a practical and problem based perspective, analysis is made of market strategies such as price fixing and market sharing cartels, discriminatory rebates and unfair pricing and other practices.

It is important to appreciate that there will be a sizeable amount of prescribed reading from ( including literature authored by economists) and that , additionally, that students are expected to engage in independent research.

Before choosing this module you should consult the prescribed textbook ( Jones, Sufrin and Dunne 8th edition ) which is available free though UCD library.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion, diligent students should have learned how to:1. independently research primary and secondary sources of EU competition law from a solidly informed platform 2. analyse judgments and decisions from a practical perspective, and 3. provide comprehensive legal advice to hypothetical litigants under TFEU Articles 101 and 102

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

22
Autonomous Student Learning

125
Total

147

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Inclination towards problem based learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Law 20340 EU Economic Law

Learning Recommendations:

.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Closed book examination End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
100
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Written feedback will posted on Brightspace after all grading is completed

Mandatory textbook.

Jones, Sufrin & Dunne, "EU Competition Law: Text Cases and Materials (8th edition)
It is available for free online through UCD library or else in hardcopy (secondhand copies should be easy to source)

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 16:00 - 17:50
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