British Group of the Ligue Internationale du Droit de la Concurrence (International League for Competition Law)

Competition Law Association

 

 
2024

The Next Phase of Merger Control: Implications of the CMA's Procedural Reforms for Complex Global Mergers
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Speakers: Rebecca Saunders and Jenine Hulsmann


Summary note will be uploaded in due course


UPC Webinar Series: Part I - Provisional Measures
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Speakers: Bethan Hopewell, Powell Gilbert, Klaus Haft and Stefania Bergia, Simmons & Simmons


Slides can be viewed here

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CMA Pharma Investigations on Appeal - learnings from recent CAT judgments in Hydrocortisone and Liothyronine
Thursday 22 February 2024
Speakers: Robert O'Donoghue KC and Hugo Leith

Slides can be viewed here

Summary note can be viewed here


What IP lawyers need to know about the Retained EU Law Act
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Speaker: Nick Zweck

Slides can be viewed here

Summary note will be uploaded in due course


 
2023

24th Annual Burrell Lecture: Is a focus on data the way to improve access to justice in a multifaceted world?
Thursday 30 November 2023
Speaker: LJ Birss

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Pleading Competition Law Damages Claims  
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Speakers: Elaine Whiteford and Mat Hughes

Slides can be viewed here

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Frivolous Claims and Divisional Games? Patent Filing and Enforcement with an Antitrust Lens
Tuesday 21 November 2023 - joint event with ChIPS
Panellists: Natalia Rodriguez, Anna Vernet, The Hon Mr Justice Marcus Smith, Robert Vidal and Sarah Ford KC


Costly Conversations - a review of recent developments in competition law applying to information exchange
Wednesday 27 September 2023
Panel: Matthew Byford, Josh Holmes KC and Helen Fairhead​​

Slides can be viewed here

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LIDC Questions Workshop
Thursday 20 July 2023
National Reporters: Sima Ostrovsky and Emily Burke, Linklaters (Competition), Dr Luminita Olteanu, LSE Law School (IP)

Draft Competition Report can be viewed here

Draft Intellectual Property Report can be viewed here


Procedural Developments in the CAT
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Panellists: Joanna Christoforou, Connall Patton KC, Genevieve Quierin and Stephen Wisking

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LIDC Webinar: Foreign Subsidy Regime
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Speakers: Martin Farley, European Commission Legal Service; Jacques Derenne, Sheppard Mullin and Natura Gracia, Linklaters

This session has been recorded and is available along with the associated slides, via the LIDC website


LIDC Webinar: Interim Measures in Competition Cases: status, recent developments and areas for improvement - Part II
Thursday 15 June 2023, 12pm
Speakers: Pascale Deschamps (French Competition Authority) and Alessandro Sia (Swiss Competition Commission)

This session has been recorded and is available along with the associated slides, via the LIDC website


LIDC Webinar: Interim Measures in Competition Cases: status, recent developments and areas for improvement - Part I
Thursday 11 May 2023, 12pm
Speakers: John McInnes (CMA), Peter Schedereit (European Commission) and Jacques Steenbergen (former President, Belgian Competition Authority)

This session has been recorded and is available along with the associated slides, via the LIDC website.


Where Competition and IP Meet
Wednesday 1 March
Speaker: The Hon Sir Marcus Smith

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2022

Webinar: Exclusive dealing after Intel, Qualcomm and Google (Android) 
Thursday 1 December
Speaker: Stijn Huijts, Geradin Partners 

Slides can be viewed here

This session has been recorded and is available to members, via the LIDC website


23rd Annual Burrell Lecture
When government sets prices: what can history teach us?

Monday 28 November
Speaker: The Rt Hon Lady Rose of Colmworth

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An Update on Collective Actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Tuesday 15 November 
Speakers: David Bailey, Brick Court Chambers; Belinda Hollway, Scott + Scott; Rachael Mulheron KC, Queen Mary University

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After the Robots: how strong is ‘without prejudice’ protection?
Tuesday 18 October 
Speaker: Kathryn Pickard, 11 South Square

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The UK Verticals Regime – a New Dawn? Block Exemption Guidance
Tuesday 4 October
Speakers: Becket McGrath, Euclid and Ricardo Araujo, CMA

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Jurisdiction in disputes after Brexit
Thursday 22 September 
Speaker: Andrew Scott KC, Blackstone Chambers

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Webinar: Joint Purchasing and Buyer Cartels: a distinction without a difference?
Tuesday 19 July
Speaker: David Bailey, Brick Court Chambers and Professor, Kings College London

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The Subsidy Control Act 2022
Tuesday 7 June
Speakers: Jonathan Branton, George Peretz QC BL and Tatiana Siakka

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2021

The 22nd Burrell Lecture 
Divergence of UK Law from EU Law after Brexit: The Example of Intellectual Property

Thursday 2 December 
Speaker: The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Arnold

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The Office for the Internal Market and the CMA’s work across the nations
Tuesday 30 November
Speakers: Rachel Merelie, Jennifer Halliday and Steven McGregor, CMA

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Webinar: A quiet revolution? AI in trade mark registration and enforcement
Wednesday 24 November
Speaker: Dev Gangjee, University of Oxford

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Webinar: Merger Control: developments from recent cases and proposals for reform of UK merger control
Wednesday 13 October
Speakers: Colin Raftery, CMA and John Fingleton, Fingletons

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Webinar: Competition Policy Update: Competition and Consumer Policy Reform
Tuesday 5 October
Speaker: Sarah Aithison, CMA

Slides can be viewed here

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Webinar: Options for the UK's Future IP Exhaustion Regime
Monday 19 July
Speakers: Chris Mills and Taffy Yiu, IPO

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A recording of this webinar is available to all existing CLA members. If you would like to view the recording please contact the CLA Administrator (admin@competitionlawassociation.org.uk). The recording will be available for at least 30 days following the event.

Webinar: SPC's - where are we now?
Friday 16 July
Speakers: Edward Oates and Natalia Wegner-Cribbs

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A recording of this webinar is available to all existing CLA members. If you would like to view the recording please contact the CLA Administrator (admin@competitionlawassociation.org.uk). The recording will be available for at least 30 days following the event.

Webinar: Modern Competition Law: where next post-Brexit?
Wednesday 14 July
Speaker: Sir Christopher Bellamy QC

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A recording of this webinar is available to all existing CLA members. If you would like to view the recording please contact the CLA Administrator (admin@competitionlawassociation.org.uk). The recording will be available for at least 30 days following the event.

Webinar: Navigating Competition Law Issues in IP Settlements
Friday 25 June
Speaker: Prof. David Bailey

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A recording of this webinar is available to all existing CLA members. If you would like to view the recording please contact the CLA Administrator (admin@competitionlawassociation.org.uk). The recording will be available for at least 30 days following the event.

Webinar Foreign Investment Rules: what has changed?
Monday 21 June
Speakers: Matt Evans, Elisabeth Eklund, Dr. Marius Boewe and Michel Ponsard

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A recording of this webinar is available to all existing CLA members. If you would like to view the recording please contact the CLA Administrator (admin@competitionlawassociation.org.uk). The recording will be available for at least 30 days following the event.


Webinar: What IP Practioners need to know about Competition Law
Tuesday 15 June
Speaker: Sophie Lawrance

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Webinar: Analysing Algorithms: new frontiers in anti-trust
Thursday 3 June
Speakers: Dr. Kate Brand and Prof. Pinar Akman

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Webinar:  Competition Director Disqualification Proceedings: latest case law and practical considerations
Wednesday 3 March
Speakers:  Robert Palmer QC and Deba Das

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Webinar: More hits from the Supremes': Sainsbury's and Merricks - classics for the ages?
Thursday 18 February
Speakers: Christopher Brown, Prof. Rachael Mulheron and Victoria Wakefield QC

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Webinar: Green Pact: Is and how a new approach on competition and environment could be relevant?
Thursday 11 February - held jointly with the LIDC and AFEC
Speakers: Ekaterina Rouseseva and Michael Cousin

Slides can be viewed here

Recording will be available via the LIDC website

Webinar: Global FRAND in 2021 - current position and predictions for the year ahead
Thursday 21 January 2021
Speakers: Alexandra Brodie, Arty Rajendra and James Segan QC

Webinar recording can be accessed here

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Webinar: Protection of Brand Reputation
Thursday 14 January
Speaker: Phillipe Coen

Slides can be viewed here

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2020

Webinar: European Commission reform of the rules on verticals: what is up for debate?
Thursday 15 October
Speaker: Marion Carbo

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Webinar: CMA's Proposals for a Digital Taskforce 
Thursday 24 September
Speakers: Catherine Batchelor, Lucy Barratt and James Hampson, CMA

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Webinar: Exiting Lockdown: Implications for Competition Law
Tuesday 8 September 
Speakers: Dan Rawling and Nigel Parr

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Webinar: State Aid and Coronavirus
Thursday 30 April 
Speakers: Jacques Derenne and George Peretz QC

Slides can be viewed here

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Hot off the press - the CJEU Judgment in Paroxetine:
analysing the Court's first ruling on Pay and Delay Agreements, and the latest word on restrictions by object

Thursday 6 February 
Speaker: Ronit Kreisberger QC

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Implications of Brexit
Monday 20 January
Speakers: Cameron Firth, George Peretz QC, Ann Pope, Simon Priddis, Colin Raftery and Ben Rayment

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2019

The Right to Silence in Competition Law Investigations
Wednesday 20 November
Speaker: Tim Owen QC

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Webinar: Excessive Pricing Cases in the UK and Italy
Tuesday 5 November
Speakers: Dr. Claudia Desogus and Lourenco Ventura

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Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms and Antitrust: the end of competition as we know it - or business as usual?
Tuesday 8 October
Speakers: Matt Allison and Suzanne Rab

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Regulatory Oversight of Digital Markets: is a new approach required?
Thursday 11 July 2019
Speakers: Mat Hughes and Derek Holt

Slides can be viewed here

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Competition and financial services: a regulator's perspective
Tuesday 25 June 2019
Speaker: Sheldon Smith

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The German Competition Authority's Facebook Decision
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Speaker: Dominique Wagener

Slides can be viewed here

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Implementation of the Trade Mark Directive and exhaustion post-Brexit
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Speakers: Natasha Chick and Taffy Yiu

Summary note can be viewed here

LIDC Questions Workshop
Wednesday 29 May 2019
UK National Reporters: Christopher Stothers and Sylwester Frazzoni

Draft reports relating to this workshop will be uploaded in due course

21st Annual Burrell Lecture 
Thursday 9 May 2019
Speaker: Judge Christopher Vajda

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Hong Kong Competition Law - Recent Developments and Looking Ahead
Thursday 4 April 2019
Speaker: Kelvin HF Kwok

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UK Cartel - Hot Topics: maintaining the balance between effective enforcement and fair procedures
Tuesday 19 March 2019

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Jurisdictional issues in IP disputes
Monday 18 March 2019
Speaker:  Michael Bloch

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Webinar:  E-Commerce/Geo-blocking in UK, France and Switzerland
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Speakers: Ombline Ancelin, David Mamane and Noel Watson-Doig

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A recording of this webinar can be found via the LIDC website

Lyrica in the Supreme Court: broader lessons for pharmaceuticals
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Speakers: David Rosenberg and Darren Smyth

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2018

Competition Litigation in the UK - update on the previous year's key developments
Thursday 12 July 2018
Speakers: Robert O'Donoghue QC and Ben Rayment

Slides can be viewed here

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20th Annual Burrell Lecture
Thursday 28 June 2018
Speaker: Rt. Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP

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Developments in the retail sector
Tuesday 19 June 2018
Speaker: Alan Giles

Slides can be viewed here

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Copyright update: recent decisions and the current state of the EU reform debate
Monday 11 June 2018
Speaker: Eleanora Rosati

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LIDC Questions Workshop 
Wednesday 30 May 2018
UK National Reporters: Richard Jenkinson and Collette Rawnsley

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Competition Law and Data: are the existing antitrust tools fit for purpose?
Tuesday 15 May 2018
Speakers:  Tim Lamb, David Parker and Martim Valente

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Competition Law and Algorithms: are the existing antitrust tools fit for purpose?
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Speakers:  David Jevons, Simon Constantine and Claire Jeffs

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Webinar Part 2: Merger Control Regulation Hot Topics
Thursday 8 February 2018
Speakers: Michael Cousin, Simon Genevaz and Colin Raftery

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The CMA's Retail Mergers Commentary: Practical Application and Recent Developments
 Wednesday 31 January 2018
Speakers:  Mat Hughes, Colin Raftery and Bruce Kilpatrick

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2017

Webinar Part 1:  Merger Control Regulation Hot Topics
Date:  Thursday 23 November 2017
Speakers: Michael Cousin, Simon Genevaz and Colin Raftery

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A recording of this webinar can be found via the LIDC website

Complex anti-trust damages cases: the interchange litigation and certifying collective proceedings
Date:  Wednesday 27 September 2017
Speakers:  Mark Humphries and David Wingfield

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Maintaining a competition law relationship with the EU whilst not a member state
Date:  Wednesday 19 July 2017
Speakers:  Prof. Vincent Martenet and Sir Christopher Bellamy

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Trademarks and Designs - where next when the UK leaves the EU?
Date: Monday 17 July 2017
Speaker: Steve Rowan

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The Unwired Planet v Huawei judgments:
FRAND Valuation, FRAND injunctions, and the role of competition law
Date:  Monday 10 July 2017
Speakers: Sophie Lawrance and James Segan

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Flynn Pharma and Pfizer: the IP and competition aspects of Phenytoin Sodium Flynn
Date:  Friday 7 July 2017
Speakers: James Killick and Michael Silverleaf

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LIDC Questions Workshop
Date:  Tuesday 13 June 2017
UK National Reporters:  Vineet Budhiraja and Eleonora Rosati

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Certification, Pass-on and other issues: where are we now?
CLA Competition Litigation Update 2017

Date:  Wednesday 7 June 2017
Speakers: Daniel Jowell QC, David Parker and Kate Vernon

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How should "geo-blocking" practices be assessed from a Competition law and IP perspective in light of the European Commission's e-commerce sector inquiry and Paramount Studios commitments decision, and what are the proposals for reform?
Date:  Thursday 6 April 2017
Speakers: Thomas Kramler, Nicholas Saunders and Stephen Wisking

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19th Annual Burrell Lecture and Dinner
Date:  Monday 6 March 2017
Speaker:  Professor Carl Baudenbacher

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Webinar: Recent Developments in Private Actions: the perspective from the UK, Netherlands and France
Date:  Tuesday 17 January 2017
Speakers:  Elizabeth Jordan, Florence Ninane and Sarah Beeston

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 2016

The Economics of Online Platforms: A new approach to vertical restraints?
Date:  Tuesday 27 September 2016
Venue:  Slaughter and May
Speakers: Dr Mike Walker, Philippe Chappatte and Rick Geerars

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Recent Developments in Trade Secrets Protection: An EU and US Perspective
Date:  Tuesday 13 September 2016
Venue:  Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP
Speaker: Professor Tanya Aplin

 

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Brexit means Brexit: but what might Brexit mean?
The EU treaties and practical legal options for re-engagement by the UK

Date:  Tuesday 26 July 2016
Venue:  Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Speakers: Professor Sir Alan Dashwood and Professor Piet Eeckhout

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The CMA: a more effective competition authority?
Date:  Thursday 16 June 2016
Venue:  Competition Appeal Tribunal
Speakers: Sarah Cardell, Manish Das and Simon Pritchard

 

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Webinar: On-line Practices and Competition Law: an overview of case law in France (open and closed eco-systems), UK (Google/Street Map case) and Germany (Adidas and Asics case)
Date:  Monday 23 May 2016
Speakers: Dr Frédéric Jenny, Dr Jörg Witting, Olivier Fréget and Ruchit Patel

 

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LIDC Questions Workshop
Date:  Thursday 19 May 2016
Venue: Monckton Chambers 

The 18th Burrell Lecture
Date:  Monday 21 March 2016
Venue:  Middle Temple
Speakers: Judge Ian S. Forrester

 

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Criminalising anti-competitive behaviour: cartel offence or conspiracy?
Date:  Monday 22 February 2016
Venue:  Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Speakers: Iain Morley QC, Mukul Chawla QC and Gillian Jones

 

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BEPs and state aid: a shifting landscape for IP Planning
Date:  Tuesday 16 February 2016
Venue:  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Speakers: Mark Bezent, Job van der Pol and Giles Pratt

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The Supreme Court's judgment in Société Cooperative de Production Seafrance v CMA Copyright Reforms and what they mean for the UK
Date: Tuesday 19 January, 2016
Venue: Linklaters LLP
Speaker: Kelyn Bacon QC and Simon Pritchard

 

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EU Copyright Reforms and what they mean for the UK
Date: Thursday 14 January, 2016
Venue: Arnold & Porter LLP
Speaker: Robin Stout

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 2015


EU Trade Mark Law reform and its impact on practice
Date: Wednesday 9 December, 2015
Venue: Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer
Speaker: Verena von Bomhard

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The Payment Systems Regulator: what ever lawyer needs to know
Date: Monday 23 November, 2015
Venue: Ashurst LLP
Speaker: Dan Rawling

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Interim Measures in Competition Law: towards more frequent use?
Date: Tuesday 13 October, 2015
Venue: Macfarlanes
Speakers: Simon Constantine/Yann Utzschneider

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Copyright Exceptions         
Date: Thursday 16 July, 2015
Venue: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer          
Speaker: Gwilym Harbottle         

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AGM
Phase 2 Inquiries in the CMA - a different approach?
Date: Wednesday 24th June, 2015
Venue: DLA Piper UK LLP
Speaker: Roger Witcomb

 

LIDC Questions Workshop
Date: 3rd June, 2015
Venue: Monckton Chambers

 

The role of the Groceries Code Adjudicator
Date: Wednesday 20th May, 2015
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills
Speaker: Christine Tacon

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Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Practice
Date: Monday 18th May, 2015
Venue: Courtroom 1, Competition Appeal Tribunal
Speaker: His Honour Judge Richard Hacon, District Judge Melissa Clarke & Angela Fox

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Procedural fairness in merger and market investigations
Date: Thursday 7th May, 2015
Venue: Shearman & Sterling LLP
Speaker: Jackie Holland, Stephen Smith & James Webber

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Fair use defence in trade mark case
Date: Tuesday 21st April, 2015
Venue: Pinsent Masons
Speaker: Iain Connor

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Private Litigation in Spain and the UK
Date: Thursday 5th February, 2015
Speakers: Andrew Bullion, Laura John & Jose Maria Jimenez-Laiglesia
Venue: Hausfeld & Co. LLP

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The 17th Annual Burrell Lecture
The Future of EU Financial Regulation: Implications for competition and the UK's place in Europe
Date: Wednesday 4th February, 2015
Venue: The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn
Speaker: Mr Jonathan Faull

 



2014
 

Non-traditional trade marks
Date: Thursday 13th November, 2014
Speaker: Amanda Michaels
Venue: Withers LLP

Promoting Competition in the regulated sectors - which way forward?
Date: Thursday 2nd October, 2014
Speakers: Michael Grenfell, Deb Jones & Catherine Davies
Venue: King & Wood Mallesons

Lessons from recent follow-on damages cases: the Dow and National Grid litigation
Date: Tuesday 23rd September, 2014
Speakers: Daniel Jowell, Daniel Beard & Cristina Caffarra
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills

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Annual General Meeting
The counterfactual: the influence of rational and irrational behaviour in determining causation and quantum
Date: 3rd July , 2014
Speaker: Mrs Justice Vivien Rose DBE
Venue: Addleshaw Goddard

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Enlarged health warning and plain packaging for cigarettes: Are the IP and competition issues being ignored?
Date: 26th June, 2014
Speakers: Spyros Maniatis, Alastair Mackay and Jonathan Griffiths
Venue: Arnold & Porter UK LLP

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Pay TV under the competition regulators' scrutiny - the French and UK perspectives
Date: 20th May, 2014
Speakers: Didier Theophile, Stephen Wisking and Josh Holmes
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

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LIDC Questions Workshop
Date: 15th May, 2014
Venue: MacFarlanes LLP

The Microsoft/Skype appeal: A new direction in judicial review of merger decisions and reflections on assessing mergers in new markets
Date: 12th May, 2014
Speakers: Gavin Bushell, Dr. Georg Berrisch & Dr Johannes Luebking

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Competition law and procurement in the healthcare sector: recent developments
Date: 29th April, 2014
Speakers: Jonathan Blackburn, Alastair Mordaunt & Simon Taylor

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The 16th Annual Burrell Lecture
Intellectual Property: European Tribunals & UK Courts
Date: 1st April, 2014
Speaker: The Rt. Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, President of the Supreme Ct.

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Lookalikes - an unfair practice and unfair competition
Date: 13th March, 2014
Speakers: Johanna Gibson & John Noble

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Merger Efficiencies and the Failing Firm defence
Date: 26th February, 2014
Speakers: Sheldon Mills, Nigel Parr & Mat Hughes

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