The Programme for the 30th (is it really that many) CLaSF Workshop has been published. The Workshop on ‘Antitrust at the intersection of law and economics’ with be held at Graz Law Faculty, on Thursday 19 April 2018.
The Keynote Speaker is Theodor Thanner, Director General of the Austrian Competition Authority.
For the Full Programme see the Workshop Event Page.
A Competition Law Scholars Forum Workshop
Co-organized by the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance
and ACCESS EUROPE
Thursday 14th September 2017
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law, Roeterseiland REC A, A 3.01
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, NL-1018 WV Amsterdam
Mandatory prior registration by 7th September at acelg@uva.nl
09:30 – 10:00: Registration
10:00: Introduction: Prof. Barry Rodger (CLaSF), Dr Kati Cseres (Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance)
10:10-10:50 Keynote Speaker: Prof. dr. Anna Gerbrandy, Utrecht University
10:50-11:10 Coffee
11:15-12:15 Rule of Law Challenges and the Role of National Parliaments
Chair: Prof Jonathan Zeitlin, ACCESS EUROPE
12:15-13:15 NCA Independence and Accountability
Chair: Prof Francisco Marcos, IE University
13:15-14:30 LUNCH
14:30- 16:00 Competition Law, Constitutionalism and Particular Case Studies
Chair: Prof Johan van de Gronden, Utrecht University
16:00-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:15 Constitutional Challenges: Effectiveness and Private
Chair: Angus MacCulloch, Lancaster University
17:15-17:30 Closing remarks: Kati Cseres (ACELG), Prof Barry Rodger (CLaSF)
17:30 Drinks, followed by speakers dinner sponsored by Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance and ACCESS EUROPE
The Programme for the CLaSF Workshop on ‘Constitutional Challenges in Europe – the Impact and Role of Competition Law’ on Thursday 14 September at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance is now available.
It features a range of excellent speakers from across Europe. Details of the Programme and how to Register can be found on the Workshop Event Page
CLaSF and the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance invite Abstract Proposals for their upcoming Workshop in Amsterdam on 14 September 2017.
Proposals of no more than 500 words should be submitted by 26 May 2017.
Full details of the Call and instructions for Abstract Submission can be found on the Event Page.
and
are delighted to host a Workshop
At the University of Warsaw, on Friday 28th April 2017
Continue reading Reform of Regulation 1/2003 – Effectiveness of the NCAs and Beyond
The latest Issue of the Competition Law Review, Vol 12 Issue 1, has been published – focusing on ‘Public Enforcement of Competition Law’.
The Issue has an Editorial from Francisco Marcos; five fascinating Articles, by Mary Catherine Lucey, Jurgita Malinauskaite, Marta Ottanelli, Evi Mattioli, and Miguel Sousa Ferro & Evelyne Ameye; and, a review of Conor Quigley QC, European State Aid Law and Policy. Continue reading Volume 12 Issue 1 of the Competition Law Review Published
The Competition Law Scholars Forum (CLaSF) and
the Centre for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, University of Warsaw
invite contributions to a workshop
At the University of Warsaw, on Friday 28th April 2017
The Competition Law Scholars Forum (CLaSF) will be running a workshop on Friday 28th April 2017 at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Poland. The subject of the workshop will be the broad theme of ‘Reform of Regulation 1/2003 – Effectiveness of NCAs and Beyond’. Continue reading Call for Papers: Reform of Regulation 1/2003
09:30 – 10.00: Registration
10.00: Introduction – Prof Barry Rodger (CLaSF), Mary Catherine Lucey (UCD BLREG)
10.10-10.45
Keynote Speaker – Professor William E. Kovacic, George Washington University Law School
‘Prioritization, Project Selection and Agency Effectiveness’
10.45-11.15 Coffee
11.15-12.15
Prioritisation and Article 102 – Chair: Patrick Kenny, Member CCPC
‘Enforcement priorities Paper on Article 102 TFEU: Is a Title Enough to Overtake Constitutional Rules and Fundamental Rule-Of-Law Principles?’,
Konstantinos Sidiropoulos, DPhil Candidate, Oxford University;
‘Far Beyond Meaningless: the non-enforcement of exploitative excessive prices’,
Carmen Rodilla Marti, PhD Candidate, University of Valencia
12.15-13:15
Prioritising Enforcement: Commitments and State aid complaints – Chair: Professor Barry Rodger
‘Commitments: Guidance for a New Enforcement Style’,
Stavros Makis, PhD Candidate, Department of Law, EUI, Florence;
‘Prioritisation in state aid control: Filtering out “unwanted” complaints’
Oskar Van Maren, The Asser Institute, the Hague
13:15-14:30 LUNCH
14:30- 15.45
Priorities in Enforcement: A Global and EU Perspective – Chair: Judge John Cooke
‘Goals, Values and Priorities of Competition Agencies: A View from Practice Around the World’
Dr Julian Nowag, Lund University, Sweden, and CCLP, & Dr Maria Ioannidou, QMU London and CCLP.
‘The Actual Role of Boosting the EU Competition Law Enforcement powers of NCAs: In Need of a Reframed Formula’
Catalin S. Rusu, Associate Professor of European law, Radboud University, Nijmegen
‘Implications Of Competition Law Enforcement In The Electricity Sector: Comparative Analysis Of The UK And US’
Francisca Kusi-Appiah, PhD Candidate – CEPMLP University of Dundee
15.45-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:10
Enforcement priorities in Scotland and Ireland – Chair: Angus MacCulloch,
‘Is There a case for a Scottish Competition Authority? Contrasting Old, New and Regional Competition Enforcement Priorities in large, small and regional EU Economies’
Aiste Slezeviciute, PhD candidate, Edinburgh Law School, and Solicitor, S and W, Edinburgh and Zeno Frediani, Solicitor, S and W
‘An Analytical Review of the Choices/priorities made by Ireland’s Competition Authority/Competition and Consumer Protection Commission 1991-2016’
Dr Vincent Power, Partner, A & L Goodbody, Dublin
17:10-17:30 Closing Address: Dr John Temple Lang
17:30 Closing remarks
Professor Imelda Maher MRIA, Sutherland Professor of European Law UCD Sutherland School of Law, & Prof Barry Rodger (ClaSF)
17.45Taxis to Central Dublin for bar/restaurant for speakers and participants
The latest Issue of the Competition Law Review has been published, focusing on ‘Object and Effect’ in Competition Law.
The Issue has an Editorial from Pablo Ibáñez Colomo; three exciting Articles, by Elias Deutscher and Stavros Makris, Bruce Wardhaugh, and Stephen Dnes; Case Comment on the Eturas judgment; and, a review of Heide-Jørgensen, et al, Aims and Values in Competition Law. Continue reading Volume 11 Issue 2 of the Competition Law Review Published
The Draft Programme for the CLaSF Workshop on ‘Competition Law and Enforcement Priorities’ at UCD, Dublin on Friday 16 September 2016 has been published.
Details of the Programme and how to Register can be found on the Events Page