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Vincent Smith
Honorary Senior Fellow
Biography Dr Vincent Smith teaches at ESCP Business School (London and Paris) where he is an assistant professor, having been on the faculty as since 2015. His teaching at ESCP focuses on commercial law and governance. He also consults as a solicitor on regulatory (competition), commercial and EU law, having practised in both London and in Brussels. Before joining ESCP Vincent was a partner in private practice specialising in competition and collective redress matters. He has carried this…
Centre for Comparative Law+2Liza Lovdahl Gormsen
Senior Research Fellow in Competition Law and Director, Competition Law Forum
Biography Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen joined BIICL on 1 September 2014 as a Senior Research Fellow and the director of the Competition Law Forum. Her role at BIICL is to lead the Competition Law Forum, host events for its members and get the Forum involved in national and international competition policy debates and be engaged in competition law research. Liza is a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, appointed by the UK Competition and Markets Authority. She is a…
Artificial Intelligence+2Jonathan Faull KCMG
Honorary Senior Fellow
Biography Sir Jonathan Faull KCMG joined BIICL as a Honorary Senior Fellow in 2023. He is Chair of European Public Affairs at the Brunswick Group. Previously, he worked in the European Commission on a wide range of policies including competition, justice and home affairs, internal market and financial services and, lastly, Brexit. He became Director for Competition Policy at the Directorate-General for Competition in 1995, Deputy Director-General in charge of State aid in 1999 and…
Competition LawPhil Evans
Co-Director of the Competition Law Forum
Biography Phil Evans joined BIICL as co-Director of the competition Law Forum in June 2023. He has wide experience in policy, having started at the Economist Intelligence Unit before moving to Consumers' International before spending a decade at what is now Which?. It is in consumer activism that he most fully engaged with the competition community battling in the consumer corner through the Competition Act 1998, Enterprise Act 2002 and numerous group action, merger, European Block Exemption…
Competition LawDoug Gurr’s first 100 days: reform and refocussing
Event Date: 7th July 2025
EVENTS Doug Gurr's first 100 days: reform and refocussing Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Panel 1 In the 100 days since the new Chairman of the CMA took over, the world has changed. The new Chairman - Doug Gurr - has outlined the three driving priorities - efficiency, expertise and engagement…
Competition LawThe CMA’S New Consumer Regime: Making it Work
Event Date: 1st May 2025
EVENTS The CMA'S New Consumer Regime: Making it Work Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Consumer enforcement has been seen as a bit of a neglected field by many in the competition field; important but lacking in any real teeth or clear enforcement overlap with competition law. That…
Competition LawGrowth, Competition and the CMA
Event Date: 26th February 2025
EVENTS Growth, Competition and the CMA Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The relationship between growth, competition and competition regimes is the current hot topic for commentators within and outside the competition world. This roundtable will hear expert views on what that relationship…
Competition LawThe Bounds of Competition Policy: Challenges, Overlaps and Possible Trajectories
Event Date: 5th December 2024
EVENTS The Bounds of Competition Policy: Challenges, Overlaps and Possible Trajectories Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Throughout its history, competition policy has faced many boundary disputes and has faced pressures to stretch its area of competence. While some topics may appear…
Competition LawArticle 102 TFEU: a discussion with the European Commission on the draft exclusionary guidelines
Event Date: 28th November 2024
EVENTS Article 102 TFEU: a discussion with the European Commission on the draft exclusionary guidelines Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The European Commission is currently consulting on its Article 102 TFEU draft exclusionary guidelines. The consultation will close at the end…
Competition LawCompetition Policy 2024
Event Date: 21st November 2024
PARTNER EVENT Competition Policy 2024 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Partner Conference Details The competition policy landscape continues to evolve rapidly. Against the backdrop of shifting geopolitical dynamics and rising protectionism, competition authorities and antitrust regulators must navigate…
Competition LawDeveloping the UK-EU Relationship: TCA Review and Beyond
Event Date: 21st November 2024
EVENTS Developing the UK-EU Relationship: TCA Review and Beyond Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organiser Conference Details According to Art. 776 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) concluded between the UK and the EU, the implementation of the Agreement is to be reviewed every five years,…
Artificial Intelligence+86th Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable
Event Date: 19th November 2024
EVENTS 6th Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details Digital markets remain top of agenda for antitrust authorities in both the UK and the EU. In the EU, the DMA is in full swing and in the UK the DMCC received Royal Assent in the spring…
Artificial Intelligence+1A CLF 21st Anniversary Roundtable: The Future of Private Litigation and Collective Redress
Event Date: 10th September 2024
EVENTS A CLF 21st Anniversary Roundtable: The Future of Private Litigation and Collective Redress Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Competition Law Forum at BIICL invites you to join us on September 10th, 2024 for a Roundtable on the future of private litigation…
Collective Redress+3Artificial Intelligence & Partnerships: AI & the DMA
Event Date: 26th June 2024
EVENTS Artificial Intelligence & Partnerships: AI & the DMA Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring enormous societal benefits, providing solutions to economic, political and societal challenges. The rapid development and…
Artificial Intelligence+1Combatting and Criminalizing Cartels and Corruption
Event Date: 20th June 2024
EVENTS Combatting and Criminalizing Cartels and Corruption Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with: Programme Details 15.00 - 16.30 Why do countries with criminal antitrust sanctions fail to incarcerate price fixers? Many jurisdictions have criminalized cartel conduct and authorized custodial sentences…
Competition LawCompetition Law Forum appoints New Advisory Board Chair
5th June 2024
Helen Jenkins announced as Chair of the Competition Law Forum's Advisory Board at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) The Competition Law Forum at BIICL is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Helen Jenkins as Chair of the advisory board of the Forum. Helen is a longstanding member of the Forum and will succeed Michael Hutchings who has directed the advisory board since the forum was set up in 2001. Helen will take up the role with immediate effect.…
Competition LawExtra Time or Penalties? The Future Shape of the Sports/Competition Law Relationship
Event Date: 3rd May 2024
EVENTS Extra Time or Penalties? The Future Shape of the Sports/Competition Law Relationship Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The arrival of significant new sources of sports club and league sponsorship and ownership is spreading across the world of sports. At the same time new configurations…
Competition Law+1BIICL hosts discussion of Article 102 TFEU in Brussels
26th February 2024
On Thursday 22nd of February, the Competition Law Forum held a lively discussion in Brussels focusing on the forthcoming guidelines on exclusionary abuses under Article 102 TFEU. Following the roundtable here are some key takeaways from the discussion The purpose of guidelines is to codify case law and create transparency. The Commission was urged to be honest in its interpretation of the case law. For example, it should not read too much into the reference to 'object infringement'…
Competition Law+1The Future of Article 102 TFEU
Event Date: 22nd February 2024
EVENTS The Future of Article 102 TFEU Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The European Commission has announced that it will replace its enforcement priorities for exclusionary abuses under Article 102 TFEU with substantive guidelines. This Roundtable discussion will consider…
Competition LawGlobal Sustainability
Event Date: 25th January 2024
EVENTS Global Sustainability Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details Companies across the globe are making major changes to their business models to meet Net Zero and other environmental and social goals. However, despite growing public consensus about the need for the private sector…
Climate Change+1BIICL receives donation from DuckDuckGo
1st December 2023
BIICL is delighted to be included once again in the list of organisations receiving donations from DuckDuckGo in recognition of the work of our Competition Law Forum. The donation is a recognition that the forum is a centre of excellence for European competition and antitrust policy. 2023 marks DuckDuckGo's thirteenth year of donations designed to support organizations that share the vision of raising the standard of trust online. Anouncing the donations for 2024 DuckDuckGo commented: "This…
Competition LawCLF 21st Anniversary Roundtable and Reception: Taking Stock - Looking Forward
Event Date: 30th November 2023
EVENTS 21st Anniversary Celebration: Taking Stock - Looking Forward Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Competition Law Forum at BIICL invites members to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the Forum. The event is an opportunity to 'take stock' of developments in competition law, economics…
Competition LawCompetition Law Forum hosts the 5th annual tech antitrust roundtable with Linklaters
24th November 2023
On 20th November, the Competition Law Forum and Linklaters hosted a roundtable discussion with the European Commission, CMA, Ofcom, FCA, DRCF and leading economists and lawyers. The discussion included (i) the evolving landscape of platform regulation in the EU and the role of economics in enforcement of the new regime; and (ii) innovation and contestability in digital markets. The session was held under Chatham House rules so none of the content is attributed to anyone individual. Below…
Competition Law5th Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable
Event Date: 20th November 2023
EVENTS 5th Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details Digital markets remain top of the agenda for antitrust authorities and we are continuing to see the regulatory response taking shape across Europe and beyond. For the last four years…
Artificial Intelligence+1Competition Policy 2023
Event Date: 9th November 2023
EVENTS Competition Policy 2023 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised by Event Details Back to the future for competition policy The frontiers of competition policy are rapidly expanding driven by deglobalization, inflation, the rise of big tech and the green transition. As competition authorities…
Competition LawRapid Response Event: “Trial of the Century”: USA vs Google
Event Date: 17th October 2023
EVENTS Rapid Response Event: "Trial of the Century": USA vs Google Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Webinar Details US vs Google had been hailed "the Trial of the Century": Google meeting the force of US federal and State prosecutors for the first time. It should have been on a par with the…
Competition LawPost-Brexit rules for big tech give almost boundless power to the competition watchdog
9th August 2023
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill So when the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill was designed, it was done so with the aim of overhauling its competition regime. Its aim is to cultivate fairer competition in digital markets by facilitating greater choice and transparency for consumers. Curbing the powers of Big Tech firms is seen as a priority, with a host of them now given a newly designed "strategic market status" to improve competition in digital markets post-Brexit.…
Competition LawDynamic Competition and Big Tech Mergers - New report from BIICL
21st July 2023
Microsoft Activision Merger - would a more robust process have led to a clearer outcome? The on/off merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is one of the most controversial cases in recent history: first blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and now possibly going to be permitted after the US Federal Court refused an injunction against the merger. In a report commissioned by the British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL), Dr Richard Cadman, Director…
Competition LawDynamic Competition and Big Tech Mergers
Event Date: 20th July 2023
EVENTS Dynamic Competition and Big Tech Mergers Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Partner Event Details Join us on Thursday 20 July at 4pm for a launch event of a new BIICL report, Dynamic Competition and Big Tech Mergers: Case studies of Meta/Giphy and Microsoft/Activision. The report examines…
Artificial Intelligence+1Dynamic Competition and Big Tech Mergers
20th July 2023
Project Report For many years, some competition economics academics and practitioners have argued that competition authorities do not take sufficient account of dynamic competition when assessing merger cases, instead relying on neoclassical economic theory and static competition. Under dynamic competition firms use innovation to introduce new products, processes and services and compete for future rents, whilst under static competition products are generally close substitutes and firms…
Competition LawMerger remedies fit for purpose
10th July 2023
Whether the digital economy requires a competition policy different from that developed in an era of coal and steel is a keenly debated issue. In legal systems dominated by precedent, three responses are possible. No - the existing rules are robust enough to deal with new problems; yes - with suitable adaptations of the case law; yes - with a major paradigm change requiring legislation or new precedents set by the jurisdiction's supreme court. One recent focus of this wider debate has been…
Artificial Intelligence+1Competition Law Forum Hosts High Level Roundtable on Ecosystem Competition
18th June 2023
On 13th May, the Competition Law Forum hosted a roundtable discussion at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law with regulators from the ACCC, CMA, the European Commission, economists, academics and lawyers. Key messages The session was held under Chatham House rules so, sadly, if you missed it, you missed out! All is not lost, though, as we have set out below a few of the key takeaways gleaned from our esteemed panel: • No legal definition or clear consensus about what…
Competition LawEcosystems and their Role in Competition Law
Event Date: 13th June 2023
EVENTS Ecosystems and their Role in Competition Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Sponsor Event Details This event discusses the competition concerns (if any) of ecosystems. One could think about anticompetitive foreclosure and leveraging of market power, but these problems are also present in markets…
Competition Law+1New Co-Director for BIICL Competition Law Forum
1st June 2023
Phil Evans announced as new co-Director of the Competition Law Forum at BIICL The Competition Law Forum at BIICL is delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Evans as Co-Director of the Forum to work alongside current Director Liza Lovdahl-Gormsen. Phil is a longstanding member of the Forum and a seasoned practitioner and Decision Maker in competition law and policy. Liza Lovdahl-Gormsen, Director of the Competition Law forum said 'I am delighted to welcome Phil Evans as co-director…
Competition LawRecent Developments in UK Mergers
Event Date: 16th May 2023
EVENTS Recent Developments in UK Mergers Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsors Media Sponsor Event Details This roundtable event will consider both substantive and procedural matters in recent UK mergers. Our two panels will be discussing the following questions: Session 1: Substantive matters…
Competition LawCorporate Climate Litigation Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways
Event Date: 11th May 2023
EVENTS Corporate Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location 2023 05 11 - Corporate Climate Litigation Read the Event Report Event Details BIICL's project on Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics examines the…
Business and Human Rights+5The Draft DMA Implementing Regulation – Balancing effectiveness with due process?
Event Date: 1st March 2023
EVENTS The Draft DMA Implementing Regulation - Balancing effectiveness with due process? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Partner Event Details The DMA entered into force on 1 November 2022 and will start applying on 2 May 2023. The European Commission's public consultation on the draft Implementation…
Competition LawCompetition Law Forum roundtable discussion on sustainability, competition law and greenwashing
13th January 2023
Media Release : On January 11th the Competition Law Forum held a roundtable for members. The discussion addressed two main questions: (i) to what extent the market and competition forces can contribute to sustainability goals; and (ii) the extent to which competition law might act as an impediment to the achievement of those goals. Participants from law firms, government agencies and corporates examined these questions and produced the following observations: • There is an asymmetry…
Competition LawSustainability, Competition Law and Greenwashing
Event Date: 11th January 2023
EVENTS Sustainability, Competition Law and Greenwashing Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details There is no doubt that sustainability is a high priority both nationally and internationally. In December 2019, the European Commission published 'The European Green Deal' and the United Nations' issued…
Competition LawKeynote speech by Sarah Cardell at BIICL roundtable
6th December 2022
Ensuring digital market outcomes that benefit people, businesses and the wider UK economy At the recent BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable Sarah Cardell, Interim Chief Executive of the competition and Markets Authority (CMA), delivered the keynote speech focusing on three key issues: First, the particular characteristics of digital markets that bring many considerable benefits but also present risks and challenges to people and businesses if left unchecked; Second, a taxonomy of potential…
Competition LawEAPIL-BIICL Seminar on the Rome II Regulation
Event Date: 2nd December 2022
EVENTS EAPIL-BIICL Seminar on the Rome II Regulation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with EAPIL Event Details A joint seminar hosted by the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). The Seminar…
Artificial Intelligence+54th Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable
Event Date: 28th November 2022
EVENTS 4th Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The BIICL / Linklaters roundtable, now in its fourth year, brings together leading officials, academics, economists, and senior business leaders from the digital sector and disrupted corporates for…
Artificial Intelligence+1Competition Policy 2022
Event Date: 22nd September 2022
EVENTS Competition Policy 2022 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Evolving competition policy in challenging times Amid the uncertainty of rapidly shifting politico-economic pressures, new legislation, initiatives and frameworks are driving the evolution of competition policy and enforcement approaches across…
Competition LawImplementation of the DMA – How will things unfold?
Event Date: 8th June 2022
EVENTS Implementation of the DMA - How will things unfold? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by Event Details Regulation of digital markets in Europe is imminent given approval of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the European Council and Parliament with just six-month deadline for entry…
Competition LawCollective HRDD Engagement and Competition Law
Event Date: 23rd May 2022
EVENTS Collective HRDD Engagement and Competition Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details At this session, we will consider how companies that engage with peers in their industry on the implementation of human rights due diligence might in so doing run competition law risks. While…
Business and Human Rights+1National Security Regime and FDI (In Person Participation)
Event Date: 12th May 2022
EVENTS National Security Regime and FDI (In Person Participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by Event Details In 2021, the United Kingdom adopted the National Security and Investment Act (NSI Act), which allows the government to scrutinise and intervene in certain acquisitions made by anyone,…
Arbitration+2National Security Regime and FDI (Online Participation)
Event Date: 12th May 2022
EVENTS National Security Regime and FDI (Online Participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details In 2021, the United Kingdom adopted the National Security and Investment Act (NSI Act), which allows the government to scrutinise and intervene in certain acquisitions made…
Comparative Law+2Merger control and the CMA role in the post-Brexit world
Event Date: 23rd March 2022
EVENTS Merger control and the CMA role in the post-Brexit world Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details We have seen a number of major deals assessed by the CMA in parallel with the EU Commission, US DOJ/FTC and other competition authorities globally. The panel will discuss the approach…
Brexit+1Law and Change: Smart Cities, Platform Economy and the Vulnerable
Event Date: 8th March 2022
EVENTS Law and Change: Smart Cities, Platform Economy and the Vulnerable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Law and Change Series The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is collaborating with the Center for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) of the Singapore Management…
Artificial Intelligence+4Unintended consequences of the DMA –fragmentation across the EU
Event Date: 6th December 2021
EVENTS Unintended consequences of the DMA - fragmentation across the EU Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Sponsor Event Details There are fast moving developments of tech regulation in both the EU and the UK. The former with its proposed DMA regulation and the latter with BEIS' recent consultation on…
Artificial Intelligence+1Can regulation promote innovation and competition, while guarding against harms online?
Event Date: 24th November 2021
EVENTS Can regulation promote innovation and competition, while guarding against harms online? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organisers Event Details The event explores the synergies and tensions that might arise between promoting competition, innovation, and public policy objectives online.…
Artificial Intelligence+1Competition policy 2021
Event Date: 18th November 2021
PARTNER EVENT Competition policy conference 2021 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsors Understanding the role that competition policy plays in building back better The 2021 'Competition policy' conference at Chatham House assesses trends in anti-trust enforcement and market regulation in the context of…
Competition Law3rd Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable
Event Date: 16th November 2021
EVENTS 3rd Annual BIICL/Linklaters Tech Antitrust Roundtable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Regulators' interest in, and appetite to, regulate competition in the digital space show no sign of abating, with 2021 being a bumper year for both digital regulation and merger control.…
Competition LawLaw and Change: Social Media
Event Date: 22nd October 2021
EVENTS Law and Change: Social Media Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is collaborating with the Center for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) of the Singapore Management University on a series of webinars on 'Law…
Artificial Intelligence+4A New Pro-competition Regime in Digital Markets
Event Date: 6th September 2021
EVENTS A New Pro-competition Regime in Digital Markets Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On 20 July 2021 the UK government launched a consultation setting out its vision for transforming the UK's competition regime to better tackle the challenges of the 21st century. This consultation is the…
Competition LawClass action certification: The implications of the Supreme Court’s Merricks Judgment
Event Date: 19th May 2021
EVENTS Class action certification: The implications of the Supreme Court's Merricks Judgment Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with: Event Details The panel will focus the recent developments in relation to class actions in the UK, discuss recent high profile litigations and take stock of…
Competition LawA conversation with Sir Nicholas Green: Reflections on the changing competition law environment
Event Date: 15th April 2021
EVENTS A conversation with Sir Nicholas Green: Reflections on the changing competition law environment Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sir Nicholas is the first lawyer with extensive experience in the fields of competition and EU law to become Chair of the Law Commission. He is of course also a member of…
Competition LawBIICL/Linklaters Antitrust Roundtable: Digital disruption in financial services
Event Date: 25th March 2021
EVENTS BIICL/Linklaters Antitrust Roundtable: Digital disruption in financial services Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored By: Event Details Competition objectives have helped to shape regulatory intervention in financial services for a number of years, facilitating entry by a range of digital innovators,…
Competition LawSustainability Considerations in Competition Enforcement
Event Date: 18th March 2021
WEBINAR Sustainability Considerations in Competition Enforcement Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The twin crises of climate change and Covid-19 have brought home the urgent need for greater collaboration between businesses to achieve desirable social and political objectives. If…
Competition LawIs the definition of a Gatekeeper in the DMA the right one?
Event Date: 10th March 2021
EVENTS Is the definition of a Gatekeeper in the DMA the right one? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details With the internet revolution and the growing impact of the digital economy, we have seen the decline of some gatekeepers and the rise of other gatekeepers. With the forthcoming DMA…
Artificial Intelligence+1Industrial Policy and Competition Enforcement
Event Date: 25th February 2021
EVENTS Industrial Policy and Competition Enforcement Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised With Event Details In March 2020, the Commission presented a new strategy to help Europe's industry lead. The strategy aims to drive Europe's competitiveness and its strategic autonomy at a time of moving geopolitical…
Competition LawThe Representative Actions Directive – a class action for Europe?
Event Date: 3rd February 2021
EVENTS The Representative Actions Directive - a class action for Europe? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This webinar will examine the recently-adopted EU Representative Actions Directive and consider its impact on cross-border and domestic collective redress actions across Europe.…
Collective Redress+5Competition Enforcement after Brexit: Agreements, Unilateral Conduct and State Aid
Event Date: 25th January 2021
EVENTS Competition Enforcement after Brexit: Agreements, Unilateral Conduct and State Aid Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details There are major transitional issues around Brexit, especially concerning cases that will be under investigation when the UK leaves the EU and situations…
Brexit+1Views across the channel on digital regulation
4th January 2021
As the slogan 'get Brexit done' became somehow a -forced- reality on January 1st, it is tempting and timely to comment on three themes, having chosen three out of many, on two recent developments: The proposal for a Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU) and the recommendations issued by the Digital Markets Taskforce (DMT recommendations) in the United Kingdom (UK). As a general overview, the proposal for a DMA seems to show that the European Commission (Commission) is trying…
Artificial Intelligence+3Resource Pack: Force majeure and hardship in commercial contracts cross-border and comparative perspectives
Event Date: 31st December 2020
RESOURCE PACK Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives Webinar Details On 8 April 2020 this webinar examined the legal consequences of a party's inability to perform a contract due to events outside their control, by comparing and contrasting a series of different juridictions including the US, France and the UK. An analysis was made of the issue of force majeure / and hardship…
Comparative Law+4Sensible Tech Regulation in the UK
Event Date: 16th December 2020
EVENTS Sensible Tech Regulation in the UK Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This webinar considers the regulatory tech landscape in the UK. Where are we coming from and where we are going to? The European Digital Services Act package is due out in December, but UK tech regulation…
Artificial Intelligence+1Competition Enforcement after Brexit: Merger Enforcement
Event Date: 11th December 2020
EVENTS Competition Enforcement after Brexit: Merger Enforcement Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co hosted with Event Details What has been regarded as one of the main risks that Brexit poses to antitrust enforcement is its potential for neglect. As the CMA has discretion to prioritise its antitrust…
Competition LawMaking a case for Digital Utilities
10th December 2020
Oscar Wilde once said that 'as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all'. Notions from the past may be viewed as outdated from the perspective of a new generation. Understandings evolve for different reasons, among others, fuelled by rapid technological changes and the fundamental importance of innovation in the case of the digital economy. This may be the case of the utilities sector traditionally understood as telecoms, gas, electricity, transportation, postal…
Artificial Intelligence+1Breathing Space - Guidelines for the resolution of disputes in the 2020 pandemic
Event Date: 27th November 2020
EVENTS Breathing Space - Guidelines for the resolution of disputes in the 2020 pandemic Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details BIICL's "Breathing Space" series considers how the legal and business communities might respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to foster economic recovery.…
Arbitration+9Sensible Tech Regulation in the EU
Event Date: 26th November 2020
EVENTS Sensible Tech Regulation in the EU Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The discussion is no longer focusing on whether or not Europe should have regulation relating to the functioning of online markets, but rather what is it going to look like. The European Commission is grouping…
Artificial Intelligence+1Cool Britannia: On the UK’s pragmatic approach to regulate Big Tech
25th November 2020
(i) The UK and regulatory pragmatism Cool Britannia is not exactly in vogue nowadays. There may be, however, reasons to be optimistic about a potential cool approach taken by the British authorities on digital regulation. The traditional pragmatism perhaps intrinsically linked to the British common law legal system may reflect a different stance on markets requiring some form of State intervention in the form of regulation but at the same time a degree of flexibility. This could be the case…
Artificial Intelligence+1Sensible Tech Regulation in the EU
20th November 2020
This blog discusses the ongoing deliberations surrounding the EU Digital Services Act ('DSA') and Digital Markets Act ('DMA') and the implications for innovation following the initiatives from the European Commission (the 'Commission'). This goes to the core of the tensions we are trying to address in thinking about a regulatory system. These regulatory initiatives and impact on innovation were debated during two round table discussion hosted on 13 October and 5 November 2020 with speakers…
Artificial Intelligence+1Competition Policy in a Changing Political Landscape
Event Date: 10th November 2020
PARTNER EVENTs Competition Policy in a Changing Political Landscape Time for a reset? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Competition policy and regulation has relatively clearly defined goals, including the enhancement of consumer welfare and the pursuit of market efficiency. In the…
Competition LawDisrupting the disrupters – antitrust strikes back
Event Date: 5th November 2020
ONLINE ROUNDTABLE Disrupting the disrupters - antitrust strikes back Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The digital economy has been a key focus for antitrust authorities and governments globally in recent years, but 2020 marks a step change where we are beginning to see thousands of pages of…
Competition LawEuropean Commission Digital Services Act
Event Date: 13th October 2020
ONLINE European Commission Digital Services Act Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The European Commission has announced a Digital Services Act package to strengthen the Single Market for digital services and foster innovation and competitiveness of the European online environment.…
Competition LawState Aid and Tax Rulings webinar
Event Date: 30th September 2020
EVENTS State Aid and Tax Rulings webinar Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In 2016 the European Commission decided that 2 tax rulings of the Irish tax authorities endorsing the methods used by two Apple group companies (ASI and AOE) that were incorporated in Ireland to determine their chargeable…
Competition LawCLF Meeting: Digital Online Platforms and Digital Advertising
Event Date: 13th July 2020
WEBINAR CLF Meeting: Digital Online Platforms and Digital Advertising Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised With Event Details The CMA's market study final report into online platforms funded by digital advertising is due to be published by 2nd July 2020. The CMA's interim report last December…
Competition LawVirtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials
Event Date: 29th June 2020
WEBINAR Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials Organised in partnership with: Event Details The…
Arbitration+6Competition Act Exclusion Orders
Event Date: 17th June 2020
WEBINAR Competition Act Exclusion Orders Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This webinar considers the recent Competition Act Exclusion Orders, as it has been recognised universally that cooperation is necessary in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also recognised…
Competition LawForce Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives
Event Date: 8th April 2020
WEBINAR Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The objective of this webinar is to examine the legal consequences of a party's inability to perform a contract due to events outside their…
Comparative Law+4Bringing claims for mass data-breaches
Event Date: 3rd March 2020
EVENTS Bringing claims for mass data-breaches Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details In light of increasingly high-profile cases concerning remedies for data breaches, this event will consider the different perspectives on accountability for mass data-breaches. Convened by the British…
Collective Redress+3Is antitrust still fit for purpose in a digital age?
Event Date: 21st November 2019
EVENTS Is antitrust still fit for purpose in a digital age? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details The digital space is top of mind for antitrust authorities globally and one central question is whether existing antitrust law and enforcement practice remains fit for purpose. The roundtable…
Competition LawState Aid and Tax – Two ECJ landmark rulings
Event Date: 9th October 2019
EVENTS State Aid and Tax - Two landmark rulings from the General Court Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On September 24 the General Court announced the decisions on the appeals brought by the Netherlands and Luxembourg governments regarding the Commission's decisions on Starbucks and Fiat. The…
Competition LawCompetition Law Forum
Last Updated: 18th July 2019
Competition Law Forum Overview The Competition Law Forum is a centre of excellence for European competition and antitrust policy and law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. It provides a forum in which the practical application of competition policy is considered by lawyers, economists, senior business managers, public servants, public affairs professionals, consumer bodies and other specialist practitioners. The Forum identifies areas requiring…
Competition LawCLF Lunch seminar on digital platforms and other pressing antitrust issues
Event Date: 28th June 2019
Time: 12:00-13:30 (registration from 11:30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP On the antitrust field, platform power continues to be in the spotlight. The Bundeskartellamt's decision against Facebook and the European Commission's interventions against Google brings some interesting views on how to deal with cases within the digital space. How will political change in Europe - if any - affect trans-Atlantic views…
Competition LawEuropean State Aid and Tax Rulings
26th June 2019
European State Aid and Tax Rulings This book investigates whether the European Commission (EC) has the mandate to legislate on direct taxation in sovereign states and ultimately questions whether the EC's enforcement action in recent tax ruling cases, in the area of state aid, respects the rule of law. Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Competition LawFacebook’s Anticompetitive Lean in Strategies
6th June 2019
Abstract Facebook is under fire on several fronts and with good reason. Regulators strive to make sense of and address a plethora of seemingly unrelated issues that arise from the operation of its platform. These range from antitrust, privacy violations, dissemination of harmful content and speech, deception and polarisation to political manipulation. This paper identifies Facebook's unrestricted and excessive data collection as a unifying theme that requires immediate antitrust action.…
Competition Law16th Annual BIICL International Mergers and Antitrust Conference
Event Date: 2nd May 2019
Time: 14:00-18:10 (Registration 13:30) Followed by a drinks reception Venue: Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall , London, SW1Y 5ED The digital economy continues to deliver huge opportunities for business and consumers, but challenges for authorities charged with promoting competitive markets and protecting consumers. Our panel of experts will discuss the implications of recent influential reports for all stakeholders active on digital markets and companies looking to digitise their businesses.…
Competition LawCLF lunchtime seminar: The importance of economic effects
Event Date: 6th March 2019
Time: 12.30-14.00 (Registration and a sandwich lunch from 12 noon) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Roger P. Alford and Jeffrey M. Wilder will be discussing the importance of economic effects in antitrust. Christian Ahlborn, Partner at Linklaters, will provide comments to their presentation. Speakers Roger P. Alford, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice…
Competition LawBCLP & BIICL Conference - Competition in Financial Services
Event Date: 5th March 2019
Time: 15.00-18.00 (Registration from 14.30) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: The Auditorium, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Adelaide House, London Bridge, London EC4R 9HA This conference will see a diverse range of panellists from industry, private practice, economists and regulators, discuss the key competition issues affecting the financial services sector in 2019, including: Topic I - Antitrust enforcement against individuals Topic II - Retail markets - vulnerability and switching…
Competition LawA talk with officials who helped write and negotiate the proposed new EU regulation on FDI
Event Date: 14th December 2018
Time: 14.00-15.30 CET (Registration from 13.30) Venue: Fipra International, Rue de la Loi 227, 1040 Brussels The Competition Law Forum (CLF) launches the first of its Rapid Response seminars in Brussels with experts from the European Commission and Parliament, who worked on the trilogue that hammered out a pan-European framework for screening foreign direct investments into the EU. The final language of the Regulation establishing the EU screening framework, which now needs to be formally…
Competition LawAdministrative Reform of the Competition and Markets Authority following Brexit
15th November 2018
Administrative Reform of the Competition and Markets Authority following BrexitIntroductionAmong the multi-dimensional changes Brexit will trigger, an administrative reform is inevitable. The scope of timing of this reform, justifies the prediction that the changes to the largest branch of the UK government will be wide-ranging and fast-paced. Despite that, the debate on administrative challenges in the UK post-Brexit has been largely neglected. Although the Department for Business, Energy…
Competition LawUK Government Digital Competition Expert Panel Public responses to call for evidence from individuals
10th October 2018
UK Government Digital Competition Expert Panel - Public responses to call for evidence from individuals Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen responding to the following questions 1. What are the emerging benefits and harms from digital markets such as social media, e-commerce, search, and online advertising tending towards only one or a small number of big firms? 2. What are the emerging benefits and harms of the same small number of digital firms becoming present across a broad range of digital markets?…
Competition LawStumbling Towards the UK’s New Administrative Settlement: A Study of Competition Law Enforcement After Brexit
11th July 2018
Stumbling Towards the UK's New Administrative Settlement: A Study of Competition Law Enforcement After Brexit While there has been much talk of the role of parliaments and courts in the Brexit process, far less—indeed very little—has been said about the challenges facing the largest part of the UK government: the administrative branch. Whatever results from the UK's negotiations with the EU, Brexit will likely necessitate wide-ranging and fast-paced administrative reform in the UK.…
Competition LawSubmission to Brexit: competition and State aid
2nd February 2018
Brexit: competition and State aid A review by the UK government published February 2018 and incuding a submission by BIICL Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Brexit+2Options to refine the UK competition regime
7th July 2017
A response to the Department for Business, Energy, Innovation & Industrial Strategy's consultation on 'Options to refine the UK competition regime, 7 July 2017 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Competition LawState Aid and Direct Taxation and the Big Eruption between the US and the EU’
22nd May 2017
State Aid and Direct Taxation and the Big Eruption Between the U.S. and the EU. Published by Liza Lovdahl Gormsen in The Antitrust Bulletin May 2017 This article critically assesses the division that the recent decisions of the European Commission in the field of State aid have exposed between the EU and the U.S. It examines how the two legal orders address the issue of government subsidies and explores the reasons for their different approach. It argues that State aid law has become…
Competition LawLegitimate Expectation of Consistent Interpretation of EU State Aid Law
24th April 2017
Legitimate Expectation of Consistent Interpretation of EU State Aid Law: Recovery in State Aid Cases Involving Advanced Pricing Agreements on Tax By Liza Lovdahl Gormsen Clement Mifsud-Bonnici Journal of European Competition Law and Practice Vol 8(7) 423-436 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Competition LawException to the duty to refer in markets of insufficient importance
8th February 2017
BIICL Competition law forum submission to the CMA public consultation ' Mergers: Exception to the duty to refer in markets of insufficient importance' February 2017 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Competition LawEU State Aid Law and Transfer Pricing: A Critical Introduction to a New Saga
19th September 2016
EU State Aid Law and Transfer Pricing: A Critical Introduction to a New SagaThe Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') has made it clear from the early stages of its jurisprudence that State Aid rules are applicable to taxation measures. Thus, the fiscal nature of a measure does not in itself preclude the Commission's scrutiny under Article 107(1) TFEU et seq. A number of cases have contributed to the development of the concept of fiscal aid, and the Commission has tried to provide…
Competition LawCurrent Competition Law Vol. IV
Editors: Philip Marsden and Michael Hutchings Published: December 2005 ISBN-10: 1-905221-00-2 Cover: Paperback Pages: 577 This book is a collection of papers and speeches given at our main competition law events during 2004-2005, in particular: the Institute's annual conference on merger control in December 2004; a conference we held on October 2004 on comparative issues in competition litigation; and our two-day trans-Atlantic Antitrust Dialogue in May 2005. Areas covered include in-depth…
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