Module manager: Professor Pinar Akman
Email: p.akman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
| LAW2427 | Competition Law |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Competition laws are adopted in over 100 jurisdictions around the world and affect the day-to-day business of all significant businesses globally. This module is designed to provide a sound overview of both the substantive and procedural rules of competition law, as well as the underlying basic economic concepts of competition. It focuses on the main principles of competition law and investigates the means by which competition laws tackle such problems as cartels, abuses of monopolies. The module will help to place the UK competition regime within its European and international contexts.
The module explores the main substantive rules of competition law that regulate business behaviour across the world through prohibitions such as cartels, abusive behaviour by monopolies and vertical (contractual) restraints.
The module also examines the enforcement mechanisms most commonly used to combat and/or remedy anticompetitive practices.
The main goal of the module is to provide the students with a sound introduction to the key legal rules and underlying economic concepts that make up the substance of UK and EU competition law.
The module also aims to provide the students with a good knowledge base regarding the implications of the infringement of the relevant competition rules, how these rules are enforced and how breaches of competition law are remedied.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
Critically analyse and synthesise legal concepts, values, principles, and rules pertaining to competition law to assess their effectiveness;
Synthesise information and legal reasoning to provide a coherent account of complex legal issues occurring in competition cases;
Apply legal concepts, authorities, and scholarship to solve complex actual or hypothetical problems relating to the law, with well-supported arguments in the context of competition law.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
Demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills in analysing complex legal and ethical issues, proposing solutions;
Communicate persuasively, effectively conveying complex ideas and legal concepts to a variety of audiences and using a variety of methods.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Private study hours | 181.5 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 18.5 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
181.5
A formal formative assessment opportunity will be provided for the summative assessment task, which is specifically pedagogically aligned to that task. As part of this, each student will receive feedback designed to support the development of knowledge and skills that will be later assessed in the summative task.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Coursework | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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