Competition Law Forum Meeting: Competition Appeals Roundtable

Tuesday 10 July 2007 10:30 to 17:30

Location

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP.
 

Participants

Chairs:

  • Bill Allan, Linklaters
  • Nigel Parr, Ashurst
  • Ben Rayment, Monckton Chambers

Invited Lead Discussants:

  • Nicholas Green, QC, Brick Court Chambers
  • David Greene, Edwin Coe
  • Simon Priddis, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Antonio Bavasso, Allen & Overy LLP
  • Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Herbert Smith
  • Margaret Bloom, King's College London
  • Derek Ridyard, RBB Economics
  • Omar Yaqub, OFT
  • Christopher Brown, Farrer & Co

This is an invitation-only meeting of the Institute's Competition Law Forum.

Topics include:

1. Case law update
- Contribution to development of 81/82/c.1/c.2 CAT, courts (UK and CFI, ECJ)
- The concept of justice, the role of small complainants, and consumer welfare: striking a balance?
- Mergers since IBA...did the sky fall in?
- Different approaches in different fora: form-based or effects-based analysis?; MasterCard

2. "Role of the Specialist Court" CAT, national courts, CFI
- How did we get here? (ie on the merits jurisdiction)
- Models of review: on the merits, JR, CFI - regulators: should specialist agencies be subject to the same review as competition authorities?
- Do tribunals have policy objectives?
- Impact of appeals tribunals/courts on authority case prioritisation

3. Procedure
- Mulitplicity of proceedings
- What is an appealable decision?
- Standing to bring an appeal
- Managing CMCs, pleadings
- Use of economic evidence

Registration will take place at 10:00am. The meeting will start at 10:30am promptly.

There will be a reception for all those attending the event.