Competition Law & Litigation Summer School

Registration
08:30

Welcome & Plan of the Day
09:30

Introduction to Competition Law and Anti-Competitive Behaviour
09:10

• Historical development of competition law in the UK
• Types of anti-competitive agreements (e.g., cartels, price-fixing)

• Key principles and landmark cases
• Major legislative frameworks (e.g., UK Competition Act 1998, EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

Abuse of Dominance
09:50

• Definition and examples of market dominance
• Types of abusive practices (e.g., predatory pricing, exclusive dealing)
• Case studies and enforcement actions
• Reliance on EU case law and early developments of UK specific case law

Morning Refreshment Break
10:30

Class Photo 2025
10:50

Introduction to Merger Control
11:00

• Overview of merger control regulations
• Recent merger cases and their implications
• DMCCA updates to merger control

Merger Control in Practice
11:40

• Notification and assessment procedures
• Managing mergers across multiple jurisdictions
• NSI notifications and the intersections and divergences with merger notifications

Lunch Break
12:20

Examining the Role of Economics in Antitrust
13:20

• Economic theories underpinning competition law
• Role of economic analysis in competition cases
• Case studies illustrating the application of competition economics

Panel Discussion: Policy and Economic Considerations for Competition
14:00

• Case studies and policy considerations
• Maintaining competition regulations while building industrial growth
• Balancing competition with business innovation and technological advancement
• Sustainability and competition law

Close of Day 1 & Time to Change
15:00

Punting
16:30

Drinks Reception
18:30

Dinner
19:30

College Bar Open
20:00

Registration
08:30

Welcome & Plan of the Day
09:00

Regulatory Investigations
09:10

• Overview of public enforcement mechanisms and penalties
• Role of sector regulators in competition enforcement
• Strategies for defending public enforcement cases

Private Enforcement of Competition Law
09:50

• Overview of private enforcement mechanisms
• Damages actions and collective redress
• Injunctive relief

Morning Refreshment Break
10:30

Competition Litigation in Practice
10:50

• Key cases and recent developments
• Role of competition authorities and courts
• Strategies for litigating competition cases

Market Studies and Market Investigations
11:30

• The role of market studies and market investigations in UK Competition Regulation
• What the regulator is interested in and a client’s requirements and obligations
• Historic case studies
• Current key cases

Lunch Break
12:10

Competition Law in Digital Markets
13:50

• Challenges of applying competition law to digital markets
• Case studies involving tech giants
• Future directions and regulatory responses

Panel Discission: Competition Law and Consumer Protection
14:30

• Intersection of competition law and consumer protection
• Case studies and regulatory approaches
• Future directions and challenges

Close of Summer School
15:30