Competition Law

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to: •explain the objectives, structure and enforcement of UK competition law; •analyse how competition law regulates economic power and market behaviour; •assess the relevance of EU competition law as a persuasive interpretive reference; •evaluate the application of competition law to digital markets and algorithmic decision-making; •apply competition law principles to factual problem scenarios.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to: •apply competition law principles, supported by appropriate legal authority, to complex problems; •analyse and interpret case law, legislation and regulatory materials; •evaluate the effectiveness and limits of competition law as a tool for regulating economic power.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to: •identify and analyse key legal and regulatory issues; •distinguish relevant from irrelevant materials; •manage time effectively in written and oral work; •present clear, objective arguments with due regard to academic integrity; •think critically and communicate legal analysis effectively.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: •the core principles governing anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance under UK competition law; •the institutional framework for competition law enforcement in the UK; •the relationship between UK and EU competition law, including shared concepts and reasoning; •the role of competition law in regulating contemporary market structures and large firms.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Formative Assessment

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.