Hub and Spoke Agreements and the Retail Sector

Monday 19 April 2010 14:00 to 17:30

Location

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

Participants

Speakers include:
Andres Font Galarza, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Rona Bar-Isaac, WilmerHale
Helen Bardell, Baker & McKenzie
Javier Berasategi, Berasategi & Abogados
Michael Hutchings OBE, The Competition Law Forum
Mario Siragusa, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Antoine Winckler, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Session 1: EU and UK Initiatives to Protect Competition in the Retail Sector

Issues:

  • Recent EU initiatives in the retail sector
  • The UK Groceries Code of Practice
  • Specific practices requiring control in the retail sector
  • EC-wide remedies in the retail sector (e.g. legislation vs codes)

Session 2: Dealing with Hub and Spoke Arrangements in the EU Member States

Issues:

  • Hub and spoke arrangements and their treatment under national competition laws (Italy,Germany, France and Spain)

This event will be followed by a drinks reception.

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