The UK Competition Law Forum 2024

The dedicated Forum for UK Competition Law specialists seeking expert insights on 2024’s key developments.

In-person | 20th June 2024 | The Dilly, London

Complimentary attendance for In-House Counsel, Regulatory Authorities and Government Representatives

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Agenda

Registration
08:45

Chairperson’s Welcome
09:15

Ali Nikpay, Partner – Global Co-Chair Antitrust & Competition
Gibson Dunn

Keynote: Update on the Competition Regulatory Landscape from the CMA
09:25

Ann Pope, Senior Director, Competition Enforcement
Competition Market Authority

Key Developments in Competition Enforcement and Investigations
10:00

  • Enforcement Trends in Competition Law
  • Challenges of handling dawn raids
  • The increased risk of multi-jurisdictional raids
  • Raids at employees’ houses
  • Go no-go decision on leniency
  • Challenges and traps to prepare for in investigations
  • Building effective communication between the CMA and clients

Aurora Luoma , Partner
Skadden

Michelle Clark, Partner, Antitrust & Competition
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

James Robinson, Partner
Baker McKenzie

Networking & Refreshment Break
10:45

Navigating the Interplay between Competition and Consumer Protection in a Post-DMCC World
11:05

  • Trend of exploitative abuse collective actions and consumer enforcement through collective action regime
  • The new CMA powers in Consumer Protection Enforcement
  • Preparing for the CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime
  • Enabling companies to get ahead of current consumer weak points
  • Loyalty penalties and how far companies are responsible for consumer inaction
  • Parental liability for consumer protection breaches

Aastha Mantri, Associate Director
Economic Insight

Richard Smith, Senior Competition & Regulatory Lawyer
BT

Lucy Anderson, Senior Lawyer
Which?

Rikki Haria, Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

An In-House View at the Practical Challenges of the Competition Enforcement Regime
11:50

  • Best practices in compliance
  • CMA Horizontal Guidelines Update
  • Preparations for the DMCC
  • What are the common vulnerability points for compliance pre-investigation
  • Legal privilege update
  • Litigation risk?

Diogo Pereira, Associate General Counsel – Competition & Regulatory
Meta

Simon Burden, Head of Competition Law
NatWest

Sarah Turnbull, Senior Legal Counsel
Three UK

Francesco Savino, Head of Competition Law
Hitachi Rail

Networking & Lunch Break
12:35

The Sector Regulators’ View of the Competition Landscape
13:35

  • Assessing the competition concurrency arrangements
  • Alignment between Competition and Data Protection Law
  • Financial Services Competition Regulation
  • AI Regulation in Competition Law

Tim Capel, Legal Director
Information Commissioner’s Office - ICO

Hugh Mullan, Economics Director
Office of Communications (Ofcom)

Marc Braithwaite , Head of Competition Enforcement & Financial Analysis
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Exploring Mergers and the Merger Control Landscape
14:20

  • Updates to the transparency and processes in the CMA to phase 2
  • Assessing the scale divergence in the UK from Europe
  • Unpacking the Microsoft Activision Blizzard ruling and reversal

Jenine Hulsmann, Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Simon Pritchard, Partner
Latham & Watkins

Paul Stoddart, Principal
RBB Economics

Matteo Foschi, Director
Charles River Associates

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:05

CMA’s Enforcement in Market Studies and Market Investigations
15:25

  • The Market for Talent: Defining the theory of harm in a labour market
  • Analysing big tech and eco-system theories of harm
  • Information sharing/benchmarking rules and compliance
  • In-house view: the competition regulator’s role in employment agreements

Daniel Gordon,
Former CMA, Senior Director – Markets

Nick Wolfe, Associate
Skadden

Bruce Kilpatrick, Partner
Linklaters

Alexandra Hackney, Associate
Paul, Weiss

Unpacking Green Agreements and Competition Law
16:10

  • Approaching the CMA with Sustainability collaboration
  • The CMA’s Green Agreement guidance
  • Engaging with the CMA’s Open-Door advice and compliance model

Emma Cochrane, Counsel
Linklaters (UK)

Leonia Chesterfield, Of Counsel
RPC

Sean Ennis, Professor of Competition Policy, Norwich Business School
University of East Anglia

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
16:55

Ali Nikpay, Partner – Global Co-Chair Antitrust & Competition
Gibson Dunn

08:45
Registration
09:15
Chairperson’s Welcome
Ali Nikpay - Partner – Global Co-Chair Antitrust & Competition - Gibson Dunn
09:25
Keynote: Update on the Competition Regulatory Landscape from the CMA
Ann Pope - Senior Director, Competition Enforcement - Competition Market Authority
10:00
Key Developments in Competition Enforcement and Investigations
  • Enforcement Trends in Competition Law
  • Challenges of handling dawn raids
  • The increased risk of multi-jurisdictional raids
  • Raids at employees’ houses
  • Go no-go decision on leniency
  • Challenges and traps to prepare for in investigations
  • Building effective communication between the CMA and clients
Aurora Luoma - Partner - Skadden
Michelle Clark - Partner, Antitrust & Competition - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
James Robinson - Partner - Baker McKenzie
10:45
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:05
Navigating the Interplay between Competition and Consumer Protection in a Post-DMCC World
  • Trend of exploitative abuse collective actions and consumer enforcement through collective action regime
  • The new CMA powers in Consumer Protection Enforcement
  • Preparing for the CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime
  • Enabling companies to get ahead of current consumer weak points
  • Loyalty penalties and how far companies are responsible for consumer inaction
  • Parental liability for consumer protection breaches
Aastha Mantri - Associate Director - Economic Insight
Richard Smith - Senior Competition & Regulatory Lawyer - BT
Lucy Anderson - Senior Lawyer - Which?
Rikki Haria - Partner - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
11:50
An In-House View at the Practical Challenges of the Competition Enforcement Regime
  • Best practices in compliance
  • CMA Horizontal Guidelines Update
  • Preparations for the DMCC
  • What are the common vulnerability points for compliance pre-investigation
  • Legal privilege update
  • Litigation risk?
Diogo Pereira - Associate General Counsel – Competition & Regulatory - Meta
Simon Burden - Head of Competition Law - NatWest
Sarah Turnbull - Senior Legal Counsel - Three UK
Francesco Savino - Head of Competition Law - Hitachi Rail
12:35
Networking & Lunch Break
13:35
The Sector Regulators’ View of the Competition Landscape
  • Assessing the competition concurrency arrangements
  • Alignment between Competition and Data Protection Law
  • Financial Services Competition Regulation
  • AI Regulation in Competition Law
Tim Capel - Legal Director - Information Commissioner’s Office - ICO
Hugh Mullan - Economics Director - Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Marc Braithwaite - Head of Competition Enforcement & Financial Analysis - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
14:20
Exploring Mergers and the Merger Control Landscape
  • Updates to the transparency and processes in the CMA to phase 2
  • Assessing the scale divergence in the UK from Europe
  • Unpacking the Microsoft Activision Blizzard ruling and reversal
Jenine Hulsmann - Partner - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Simon Pritchard - Partner - Latham & Watkins
Paul Stoddart - Principal - RBB Economics
Matteo Foschi - Director - Charles River Associates
15:05
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:25
CMA’s Enforcement in Market Studies and Market Investigations
  • The Market for Talent: Defining the theory of harm in a labour market
  • Analysing big tech and eco-system theories of harm
  • Information sharing/benchmarking rules and compliance
  • In-house view: the competition regulator’s role in employment agreements
Daniel Gordon - - Former CMA, Senior Director – Markets
Nick Wolfe - Associate - Skadden
Bruce Kilpatrick - Partner - Linklaters
Alexandra Hackney - Associate - Paul, Weiss
16:10
Unpacking Green Agreements and Competition Law
  • Approaching the CMA with Sustainability collaboration
  • The CMA’s Green Agreement guidance
  • Engaging with the CMA’s Open-Door advice and compliance model
Emma Cochrane - Counsel - Linklaters (UK)
Leonia Chesterfield - Of Counsel - RPC
Sean Ennis - Professor of Competition Policy, Norwich Business School - University of East Anglia
16:55
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
Ali Nikpay - Partner – Global Co-Chair Antitrust & Competition - Gibson Dunn

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