Competition Law Tutor: Online Revision and Assessment Support

A common stumbling block is confusing business size with unlawful conduct. Chapter II prohibits abuse of a dominant position, not dominance by itself. Chapter I instead addresses agreements, association decisions and concerted practices that meet its restriction and territorial conditions. [1] Practise identifying the route before discussing whether conduct seems unfair.

Build a fact-to-test sheet with three columns: legal requirement, supporting fact and missing evidence. For a proposed market, explain what customers could switch to rather than merely naming an industry. In merger analysis, market definition is an analytical tool within the competitive assessment, not a detached labelling exercise. [4]

For UK agreements, map Chapter I and section 9 separately. The exemption requires improvement or progress, a fair consumer share, indispensable restrictions and no elimination of competition over a substantial part of the products concerned. A party claiming that exemption bears the burden of proving its conditions. [1] Saying that cooperation saves money is not the whole analysis.

If your module includes EU law, compare Article 101 and Article 102 with the UK provisions; both EU articles contain a Member State trade condition. [2] [3] For mergers, work through the counterfactual, theory of harm and countervailing evidence under the substantial lessening of competition framework. [4]

Start by sorting your syllabus into agreements, dominance, mergers and any additional topics. Attempt one short, original scenario without notes. Classify each error as a missing rule, confused regime, weak application or poor time allocation. This gives a tutor a practical brief and gives you priorities beyond rereading everything.

Use a repeating study cycle: retrieve the legal test from memory, check it against your assigned materials, apply it to fresh facts, then rewrite the weakest paragraph. Keep separate UK and EU rule cards. Date your legislation and guidance notes; the CMA merger guidelines were updated on 3 September 2026. [4] Check your course's prescribed legal cutoff rather than assuming every update is examinable.

For a problem question, identify the applicable regime and territorial link, state the relevant elements, then apply facts to each disputed point. Chapter I and Article 101 use an object-or-effect structure; do not silently convert that wording into a requirement to prove both. [1] [2] Explain the legal classification using your assigned authorities, acknowledge competing interpretations and make a conditional conclusion where evidence is missing.

For a merger exercise, compare competition with and without the transaction. The counterfactual need not freeze existing conditions. [4] For an essay, choose a focused proposition, such as whether efficiencies adequately answer a particular competition concern. Distinguish statutory wording from regulator guidance and test your argument against objections rather than listing cases.

Request a tutor whose experience matches your module's UK or EU focus and level of economic analysis. Send the topic list, assessment format and a short permitted practice sample, with personal details removed. Useful starting goals include distinguishing object from effect analysis, applying section 9 or constructing a merger counterfactual. [1] [4]

A focused online session can begin with you explaining your approach aloud. The tutor can challenge an assumption, demonstrate the missing reasoning step and ask you to apply it to changed facts. Finish by agreeing an independent task: for example, rewrite an exemption paragraph and identify which supporting evidence remains absent. This makes progress observable without promising a mark or requiring endless sessions.

The current published tuition range is £99–£229 per hour. Your tutor match and exact rate must be confirmed before booking; the range is not a fixed quote. Ask what the proposed session covers, whether preparation or feedback is included and what booking terms apply. No availability, grade or outcome is guaranteed.

For an England and Wales course, say whether your module concentrates on domestic law, EU law or comparison. Other courses may need different materials. Share your deadline and budget so the proposed support is proportionate. Tuition is for understanding and independent performance: not writing live assessed answers, disguising someone else's work or advising clients about real competition disputes. Check your institution's permitted-support rules before sharing assessment material.