Book review: 'competition law and practice' by Vincent Power (Butterworths)

AuthorNicholas Kearns
PositionJudge of the High Court
Pages244-247
BOOK REVIEW:
“COMPETITION LAW AND PRACTICE”
BY VINCENT POWER
(BUTTERWORTHS)
THE HON. MR. JUSTICE NICHOLAS KEARNS*
It is easy to run out of superlatives in describing this
magnificent and scholarly work by Vincent Power. Other
reviewers have described this book as both monumental and
magisterial. Running to almost 2,000 pages, it so
comprehensively addresses all aspects of competition law as
to merit the description of being a Pickwick Papers of legal
authorship.
It would certainly be a mistake to think that the book
loses anything in relevance or readability because of the
passing of the Competition Act, 2002, which took place some
months after the publication of this volume. No practitioner
can make sense of the new legislation without understanding
the philosophy and concepts which underpin competition
law, together with the history of the evolution of competition
law principles, all of which are admirably dealt with in this
book.
It is important to remember that the Competition Act,
2002, is largely mechanical in nature. It eliminates
notifications and provides essentially a system of
self-assessment for undertakings involved in business
agreements and practices. It provides for tougher enforcement
measures and additional powers for the Competition
Authority where infringements of the Act have occurred.
However, the underlying principles remain untouched.
The first part of the book explores the concepts,
underlying principles and objectives of competition law.
There is a chapter on the economics of competition. This
2002] Book Review: "Competition Law and Practice"244
* Judge of the High Court.

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