The Goals of Chapter I of the UK’s Competition Act 1998

Summary:

This article discusses United Kingdom (UK) competition law's goals. It first focusses on the Competition Act 1998 (CA98), the UK equivalent of Article 101 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

The article focuses on one potential area of divergence, which goes to the heart of almost every decision: Chapter I's objectives. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) appears to pursue consumer welfare as Chapter I's sole goal. It is argued in the article that the OFT should consider public policy goals in its Chapter I analysis.

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