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Past Events

The Competition Section (previously the LSEG) organises a series of Evening Meetings addressed by experts from the European institutions, eminent practitioners and others. London Evening Meetings are generally held in the Law Society’s Hall at 6.15pm and the speaker’s presentation is usually followed by an opportunity for informal discussion over a glass of wine.

• Information for event - Post-crisis - tackling illegal aid in the courts

  Start Date	July 13 2010
  Duration	2 Hours
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Post-crisis - tackling illegal aid in the courts"
  Speaker	See further information below
  CPD points	2 Hours CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - OFT mergers policy

  Start Date	June  8 2010
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"OFT mergers policy"
  Speaker	Amelia Fletcher, OFT
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Horizontal cooperation agreements - the Commission's consultation

  Start Date	June  3 2010
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels
  Venue	The Law Societies
  Title	"Horizontal cooperation agreements - the Commission's consultation"
  Speaker	Donncadh Woods, Deputy Head of Unit, Antitrust andMergers Policy and Scrutiny, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The Commission's Fining Guidelines

  Start Date	May 20 2010
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels
  Venue	The Law Societies
  Title	"The Commission's Fining Guidelines"
  Speaker	Maria Jaspers, Deputy Head of Unit, Antitrust & Merger Case Support, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Competition Section Annual Conference 2010

  Start Date	May 20 2010
  Duration	6 hours plus drinks reception
  Location	London
  Venue	Chancery Court Hotel
  Title	"Competition Section Annual Conference 2010"
  CPD points	6 hours CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Cartel damages actions

  Start Date	May 11 2010
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Cartel damages actions"
  Speaker	Till Schreiber, CDC and Jon Lawrence, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Competition Law and the Insurance Sector

  Start Date	April 13 2010
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Competition Law and the Insurance Sector"
  Speaker	Eithne McCarthy, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The Commission's Antitrust Best Practices

  Start Date	March 24 2010
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels
  Venue	The Law Societies
  Title	"The Commission's Antitrust Best Practices"
  Speaker	Carles Esteva Mosso, Acting Director, Competition Policy & Strategy, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Competition Policy and the Conservative Party

  Start Date	March 17 2010
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Competition Policy and the Conservative Party"
  Speaker	John Penrose MP, Shadow Minister for Business
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The increasing role of the Hearing Officer?

  Start Date	February 25 2010
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels 1040
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"The increasing role of the Hearing Officer?"
  Speaker	Karen Williams and Michael Albers, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Cartel damages quantification

  Start Date	February  9 2010
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Cartel damages quantification"
  Speaker	Robin Noble, Oxera
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The European Commission's latest dawn raid practice

  Start Date	January 27 2010
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels 1040
  Venue	Law Society,
  Title	"The European Commission's latest dawn raid practice"
  Speaker	Glykeria Demataki, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Observations on BAGS v. AMRAC - the 'Turf TV' case

  Start Date	January 19 2010
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Observations on BAGS v. AMRAC - the 'Turf TV' case"
  Speaker	Ronit Kreisberger, Monckton Chambers and Tom Usher, SJ Berwin
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The European Commission's review of the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption

  Start Date	December  8 2009
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"The European Commission's review of the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption"
  Speaker	Carles Esteva-Mosso, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Article 82 and rebates following the Intel decision

  Start Date	November 23 2009
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels 1040
  Venue	Law Society,
  Title	"Article 82 and rebates following the Intel decision"
  Speaker	Nick Banasevic, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The Competition Appeal Tribunal - What next

  Start Date	November 10 2009
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"The Competition Appeal Tribunal - What next"
  Speaker	Sir Gerald Barling, QC, President, Competition Appeal Tribunal
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - An informal dialogue with the OFT Chairman

  Start Date	October  8 2009
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"An informal dialogue with the OFT Chairman"
  Speaker	Philip Collins, OFT
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - FREE INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR on "State aid and the financial crisis

  Start Date	October  7 2009
  Duration	1 Hour
  Location	Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels 1040
  Venue	Law Society,
  Title	" FREE INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR on "State aid and the financial crisis"
  Speaker	Nicholas Khan, European Commission's Legal Service
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Competition and State aid law enforcement in times of crisis

  Start Date	September  8 2009
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Competition and State aid law enforcement in times of crisis"
  Speaker	Phil Lowe, European Commission
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - "Why should competition lawyers be interested in consumer policy?"

  Start Date	July 14 2009
  Duration	1 hour
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	""Why should competition lawyers be interested in consumer policy?""
  Speaker	Matthew Bennett, Director of Economics at the Office of Fair Trading
  CPD points	1 hour CPD

• Information for event - The recent use of surveys in retail mergers

  Start Date	June  9 2009
  Duration	1 hour
  Venue	The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Title	"The recent use of surveys in retail mergers"
  Speaker	Robin Noble and Lola Makhkamova from Oxera
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The Honest Cartelist

  Start Date	May 12 2009
  Duration	1 hour
  Venue	The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Title	"The Honest Cartelist"
  Speaker	Patrick Boylan, Linklaters
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Observations on the Final Report of the Cave Review: Competition and Innovation in Water Markets

  Start Date	April 21 2009
  Location	PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF CHANGE OF DATE
  Venue	The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Title	"Observations on the Final Report of the Cave Review: Competition and Innovation in Water Markets"
  Speaker	Professor Martin Cave, Director, Centre for Management under Regulation
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Cartels and the concept of “public distancing” Booking form

  Start Date	March 10 2009
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Cartels and the concept of “public distancing” Booking form"
  Speaker	David Bailey, Referendaire, Competition Appeal Tribunal
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - Reflectins on the Commission's Article 82 Enforcement Priorities

  Start Date	February 17 2009
  Location	113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
  Venue	The Law Society
  Title	"Reflectins on the Commission's Article 82 Enforcement Priorities"
  Speaker	Giorgio Monti, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics
  CPD points	1 hour CPD
  Further info	Further information available

• Information for event - The Office of Fair Trading approach to intervening in markets

  Start Date	January 12 2009
  Location	Chancery Lane, London
  Venue	The Law Society Hall
  Title	"The Office of Fair Trading approach to intervening in markets"
  Speaker	Dr. John Fingleton, Chief Executive, OFT
  CPD points	1 CPD

• Information for event - Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry

  Start Date	December  8 2008
  Location	Chancery Lane, London
  Venue	The Law Society Hall
  Title	"Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry"
  Speaker	Elena Kamilarova, EC Commission
  CPD points	1 CPD

• Information for event - Annual Dinner 2008

  Start Date	December  3 2008
  Location	London
  Venue	The Inner Temple Hall
  Title	"Annual Dinner 2008"
  Speaker	Mario Monti, President of Bocconi University

• Information for event - Collective Redress Actions

  Start Date	November 10 2008
  Location	Chancery Lane, London
  Venue	The Law Society Hall
  Title	"Collective Redress Actions"
  Speaker	Deborah Prince, Head of Legal, Which
  CPD points	1 CPD

• Information for event - An early view of the BSkyB judgment by the Competition Appeal Tribunal

  Start Date	October 13 2008
  Location	Chancery Lane, London
  Venue	The Law Society Hall
  Title	"An early view of the BSkyB judgment by the Competition Appeal Tribunal"
  Speaker	George Peretz, Monckton Chambers
  CPD points	1 CPD

• Information for event - OFT merger control - 5 years on, and an evolving style of review.

  Start Date	September 15 2008
  Location	Chancery Lane, London
  Venue	The Law Society Hall
  Title	"OFT merger control - 5 years on, and an evolving style of review."
  Speaker	Alastair Mordaunt, Director of Mergers at the Office of Fair Trading
  CPD points	1 CPD

• Information for event - Competition isn't everything?

  Start Date	July 21 2008
  Title	"Competition isn't everything?"
  Speaker	Peter Freeman, Chairman, Competition Commission

• Information for event - EU Law in Judicial Review Proceedings (Lord Fletcher Lecture)

  Start Date	June  9 2008
  Title	"EU Law in Judicial Review Proceedings (Lord Fletcher Lecture)"
  Speaker	Richard Gordon QC, Brick Court Chambers

• Information for event - Shareholder Liability under Article 81 - The Legal and Practical Consequences for Companies doing Business in Europe

  Start Date	May 13 2008
  Title	"Shareholder Liability under Article 81 - The Legal and Practical Consequences for Companies doing Business in Europe"
  Speaker	Julian Joshua and Sarah Jordan of Howrey LLP

• Information for event - Early Resolution: Recent OFT Experience

  Start Date	April  7 2008
  Title	"Early Resolution: Recent OFT Experience"
  Speaker	Sonya Branch Senior Director, Markets and Projects, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Damages in Competition Cases

  Start Date	March  3 2008
  Title	"Damages in Competition Cases"
  Speaker	Mark Brealey QC, Brick Court Chambers and Jennifer Skilbeck, Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - The EU Public Procurement Regime, Key Features of the 2004 Directives and the Commission's Remedies Proposals

  Start Date	February  4 2008
  Title	"The EU Public Procurement Regime, Key Features of the 2004 Directives and the Commission's Remedies Proposals"
  Speaker	Nicolaas Bel, European Commission, Internal Market and Services DG

• Information for event - UK Government View of Progress on State Aid Reform Since the Kroes 2005 Action Plan

  Start Date	January 14 2008
  Title	"UK Government View of Progress on State Aid Reform Since the Kroes 2005 Action Plan"
  Speaker	Graham Branton Director, Europe and International Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate BERR

• Information for event - The EC's Electronic Communications Reform Proposals

  Start Date	December 10 2007
  Title	"The EC's Electronic Communications Reform Proposals"
  Speaker	Clive Gordon, Legal Director, Ofcom and Camilla Bustani, International Policy Manager, Ofcom

• Information for event - Annual Dinner at the prestigious Inner Temple with Guest Speaker

  Start Date	December  4 2007
  Venue	The Inner Temple Hall, Inns of Court, London, EC4Y 7HL
  Title	"Annual Dinner at the prestigious Inner Temple with Guest Speaker"
  Speaker	Jim Murphy MP, Minister for Europe

• Information for event - The White Paper on Sports and EC Competition Law

  Start Date	November 12 2007
  Title	"The White Paper on Sports and EC Competition Law"
  Speaker	Gerald Miersch, Deputy Head of Unit C2, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission

• Information for event - Rule of Reason in US & EU Anti-Trust Law — Recent Developments & Comparisons

  Start Date	October  8 2007
  Title	"Rule of Reason in US & EU Anti-Trust Law — Recent Developments & Comparisons"
  Speaker	Paul Lasok QC and Ted Henneberry, Partner, Heller Ehrman LLP

• Information for event - Contemporary Issues in UK and EC merger control

  Start Date	10th September 2007
  Title	"Contemporary Issues in UK and EC merger control"
  Speaker	Simon Pritchard, Senior Director of Mergers at the Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Current priorities of Executive Director, Markets, Office of Fair Trading

  Start Date	16 July 2007
  Title	"Current priorities of Executive Director, Markets, Office of Fair Trading"
  Speaker	Sean Williams, Executive Director, Markets, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - The Commission's efforts to create integrated and competitive energy markets

  Start Date	21st May 2007
  Title	"The Commission's efforts to create integrated and competitive energy markets"
  Speaker	Lars Kjølbye, European Commission, DG Competition

• Information for event - A Tale of Two Cities

  Start Date	2 April 2007
  Title	"A Tale of Two Cities"
  Speaker	John Serocold, a Director of the London Investment Banking Association & David Harrison, Head of EU and Competition Law, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

• Information for event - Future Priorities in EU Competition Policy

  Start Date	12 March 2007
  Title	"Future Priorities in EU Competition Policy"
  Speaker	Philip Lowe, Director General for Competition, European Commission

• Information for event - The jurisdictional reach of the English courts - Regulation 44/2001 and the lessons from the Provimi case

  Start Date	12 February 2007
  Title	"The jurisdictional reach of the English courts - Regulation 44/2001 and the lessons from the Provimi case"
  Speaker	Patrick Boylan and Michael Sanders, Linklaters

• Information for event - Economic Developments in European Competition Policy

  Start Date	15 January 2007
  Title	"Economic Developments in European Competition Policy"
  Speaker	Mike Walker, Economist, CRA International

• Information for event - The Competition Commission's approach to remedies

  Start Date	11 December 2006
  Title	"The Competition Commission's approach to remedies"
  Speaker	David Roberts - Chief Business Adviser and Head of Remedies , Competition Commission. Cathryn Ross - Director of Remedies and Business Analysis, Competition Commission. Simon Jones – Legal Advisor, Competition Commission.

• Information for event - Appealable decisions? Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal case-law under the Competition Act and Communications Act

  Start Date	06 November 2006
  Title	"Appealable decisions? Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal case-law under the Competition Act and Communications Act"
  Speaker	Polly Weitzman Director of Competition Law and Sarah Turnbull Legal Director at OFCOM

• Information for event - The Courage v Crehan case

  Start Date	9 October 2006
  Title	"The Courage v Crehan case"
  Speaker	James Flynn QC and Mark Brealey QC (Brick Chambers)

• Information for event - A Critical Review of the CAT

  Start Date	11 September 2006
  Title	"A Critical Review of the CAT"
  Speaker	George Peretz and Ben Rayment, Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - Protecting the Consumer - Competition and Consumer Law

  Start Date	11 July 2006
  Title	"Protecting the Consumer - Competition and Consumer Law"
  Speaker	Vincent Smith, Director of Competition Enforcement Division, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Public and private enforcement - challenges and opportunities

  Start Date	6 June 2006
  Title	"Public and private enforcement - challenges and opportunities"
  Speaker	Philip Collins Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Private Enforcement in EC Competition Law: The Green Paper on Damages Actions

  Start Date	4 April 2006
  Title	"Private Enforcement in EC Competition Law: The Green Paper on Damages Actions"
  Speaker	Robert Englehardt QC and Brian Kennelly, Blackstone Chambers

• Information for event - Latest Developments in UK Competition Law: Where Next?

  Start Date	14 March 2006
  Title	"Latest Developments in UK Competition Law: Where Next?"
  Speaker	Sir Christopher Bellamy QC, President, Competition Appeal Tribunal

• Information for event - How should exclusionary conduct be analysed under Art. 82

  Start Date	7 February 2006
  Title	"How should exclusionary conduct be analysed under Art. 82"
  Speaker	Michael Albers, Head of Unit, Antitrust Policy and Strategic Support, Directorate A, Competition Directorate, European Commission

• Information for event - The CFI's GE/Honeywell Judgement - An Economic Perspective

  Start Date	17 January 2006
  Title	"The CFI's GE/Honeywell Judgement - An Economic Perspective"
  Speaker	Cristina Caffarra, Partner, CRA International

• Information for event - The Office of Fair Trading's Merger Control Role

  Start Date	6 December 2005
  Title	"The Office of Fair Trading's Merger Control Role"
  Speaker	Simon Pritchard, Director of Mergers, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Gambling: Free Movement's Final Frontier

  Start Date	15 November 2005
  Title	"Gambling: Free Movement's Final Frontier"
  Speaker	Tom Usher, Partner, Dundas & Wilson & Bill Batchelor, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

• Information for event - Cartels, Leniency and No action Applications: The Office of Fair Trading's Interim Policy Explained

  Start Date	11 October 2005
  Title	"Cartels, Leniency and No action Applications: The Office of Fair Trading's Interim Policy Explained"
  Speaker	Simon Williams, Director of Cartel Investigations, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - The Landscape for Competition Litigation in the UK

  Start Date	12 September 2005
  Title	"The Landscape for Competition Litigation in the UK"
  Speaker	Tim Ward and Kassie Smith Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - 'The Role of the Advisory Committee in the Modernised European Competition Regime'

  Start Date	July 19 2005
  Title	"'The Role of the Advisory Committee in the Modernised European Competition Regime'"
  Speaker	Gabriel Bleser, Head of the Luxembourg Competition Inspection, Luxembourg Competition Authority

• Information for event - The European Central Bank' & 'The Role of Competition Policy in European Banking

  Start Date	June  8 2005
  Title	"The European Central Bank' & 'The Role of Competition Policy in European Banking"
  Speaker	Baron Frankal, Legal Counsel, European Central Bank & Nicola Northway, Senior Competition Counsel, Barclays Bank

• Information for event - The Due Process Features of the EC System Merger Control: Internal Checks, Balances and Judicial Review

  Start Date	10 May 2005
  Title	"The Due Process Features of the EC System Merger Control: Internal Checks, Balances and Judicial Review"
  Speaker	Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Referendaire, Court of First Instance of the European Communities

• Information for event - Through the Keyhole of the OFT or What the New Solicitor Saw

  Start Date	12 April 2005
  Title	"Through the Keyhole of the OFT or What the New Solicitor Saw"
  Speaker	Brian McHenry, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - The Lord Fletcher Lecture, UK Competition Law after Modernisation

  Start Date	15 March 2005
  Title	"The Lord Fletcher Lecture, UK Competition Law after Modernisation"
  Speaker	Peter Freeman, Deputy Chairman Competition Commission

• Information for event - Merger Control in the UK: Recent Development

  Start Date	15 February 2005
  Title	"Merger Control in the UK: Recent Development"
  Speaker	Simon Priddis, Director of Mergers, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Competition Commitments - A Regulators View

  Start Date	25 January 2005
  Title	"Competition Commitments - A Regulators View"
  Speaker	Polly Weitzman, Director of Competition Law, Ofcom

• Information for event - “Article 82: some reflections on recent cases and future developments in the light of Modernisation”

  Start Date	December  6 2004
  Title	"“Article 82: some reflections on recent cases and future developments in the light of Modernisation”"
  Speaker	Cecilio Medero Villarejo Head of Unit C3 (Information Industries, Internet and Consumer electronics), DG Competition, European Commission

• Information for event - Litigation in the CAT

  Start Date	November  8 2004
  Title	"Litigation in the CAT"
  Speaker	Ben Rayment & Daniel Beard, Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - Cartels- Current UK & EC Practice & Policy

  Start Date	October 12 2004
  Title	"Cartels- Current UK & EC Practice & Policy"
  Speaker	Mark Jephcott, Clifford Chance and Sarah Northam, Principal Case Officer, OFT

• Information for event - The Microsoft Case & the Broader Implications for Article 82 Cases

  Start Date	September 14 2004
  Title	"The Microsoft Case & the Broader Implications for Article 82 Cases"
  Speaker	William Bishop & Robert Stillman, Lexecon

• Information for event - Practise and Procedure in UK Competition Law: the Developing Jurisprudence of the CAT

  Start Date	July 20 2004
  Title	"Practise and Procedure in UK Competition Law: the Developing Jurisprudence of the CAT"
  Speaker	Speaker: Peter Roth QC Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - The Uk’s Position on EC Competition Law Reform: Past Present & Future

  Start Date	May 19 2004
  Title	"The Uk’s Position on EC Competition Law Reform: Past Present & Future"
  Speaker	Speaker: Johnathan Rees Director Consumer & Competition Policy, Department of Trade and Industry

• Information for event - Rethinking Article 82 EC: The Challenges Ahead

  Start Date	April 27 2004
  Title	"Rethinking Article 82 EC: The Challenges Ahead"
  Speaker	Speaker: Professor Richard Whish King’s College London

• Information for event - The Lord Fletcher Lecture: Future Directions & Priorities in EU Competition Policy

  Start Date	March  9 2004
  Title	"The Lord Fletcher Lecture: Future Directions & Priorities in EU Competition Policy"
  Speaker	Mr Philip Lowe European Commission

• Information for event - Interim Measure in the Case of AKZO V. Commission

  Start Date	February 10 2004
  Title	"Interim Measure in the Case of AKZO V. Commission"
  Speaker	Mr Maurits Dolmans Cleary Gottleib, Steen & Hamilton

• Information for event - Competition Law in 2004

  Start Date	January 27 2004
  Title	"Competition Law in 2004"
  Speaker	Mr Vincent Smith, Director of Competition Enforcement Division, Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - The Rule of Reason under Article 81 in the light of ‘Metropole’ and Modernisation.

  Start Date	December 11 2003
  Title	"The Rule of Reason under Article 81 in the light of ‘Metropole’ and Modernisation."
  Speaker	Mr Thomas Sharpe QC One Essex Court Temple

• Information for event - No Safe Way: The New Law and Economics of UK Merger Control

  Start Date	October 15 2003
  Title	"No Safe Way: The New Law and Economics of UK Merger Control"
  Speaker	Dr Mark Williams Director NERA Competition Practice

• Information for event - Recent Margin Squeeze Cases Under Chapter II and Article 82 — An Economic Critique

  Start Date	September 22 2003
  Title	"Recent Margin Squeeze Cases Under Chapter II and Article 82 — An Economic Critique"
  Speaker	Derek Ridyard RBB Economics

• Information for event - The EC Merger Process, Contrasted with that in the Enterprise Act

  Start Date	July 22 2003
  Title	"The EC Merger Process, Contrasted with that in the Enterprise Act"
  Speaker	Brian McHenry, Chief Legal Adviser & Carole Begent, Legal Director Competition Commission

• Information for event - EU STATE AIDS — Recent Developments

  Start Date	June 26 2003
  Title	"EU STATE AIDS — Recent Developments"
  Speaker	Conor Quigley QC, Brick Court Chambers

• Information for event - CRIMINALISATION OF COMPETITION LAW: THE CARTEL OFFENCE

  Start Date	April 28 2003
  Title	"CRIMINALISATION OF COMPETITION LAW: THE CARTEL OFFENCE"
  Speaker	Jane Martin, Serious Fraud Office and Michael Sanders, Linklaters

• Information for event - CURRENT ISSUES IN EU PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

  Start Date	March 25 2003
  Title	"CURRENT ISSUES IN EU PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW"
  Speaker	Prof. Laurence Gormley Professor of European Law, University of Groningen

• Information for event - CONVENTION ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

  Start Date	February 25 2003
  Title	"CONVENTION ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE"
  Speaker	Nick Baird Head of EU Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Information for event - The LSEG & Bar European Group Joint Meeting: LITIGATING BEFORE THE ECJ AND CFI

  Start Date	November 13 2002
  Title	"The LSEG & Bar European Group Joint Meeting: LITIGATING BEFORE THE ECJ AND CFI"
  Speaker	Nicholas Khan Blackstone Chambers

• Information for event - A review of recent issues in UK merger control, and of the proposed changes to the merger regime under the Enterprise Bill

  Start Date	October  7 2002
  Title	"A review of recent issues in UK merger control, and of the proposed changes to the merger regime under the Enterprise Bill"
  Speaker	Simon Priddis, Director, OFT Mergers Branch

• Information for event - Litigating under the Competition Act 1998

  Start Date	September 18 2002
  Title	"Litigating under the Competition Act 1998"
  Speaker	Aidan Robertson Brick Court Chambers

• Information for event - The Airtours Case

  Start Date	July 23 2002
  Title	"The Airtours Case"
  Speaker	John Swift QC, Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - Annual Lord Fletcher Lecture: Where Next for Europe?

  Start Date	June 25 2002
  Title	"Annual Lord Fletcher Lecture: Where Next for Europe?"
  Speaker	The Right Honourable Peter Hain MP Minister for Europe

• Information for event - EU Competition Law, Convergence and The Media Industry

  Start Date	April 23 2002
  Title	"EU Competition Law, Convergence and The Media Industry"
  Speaker	Miguel Mendes Pereira — Consultant at the Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission (Directorate for Communication, Information and Multimedia), Assistant Professor at the Lisbon University Law School

• Information for event - UK Competition Law Developments Two Years of the UK Competition Act

  Start Date	March 12 2002
  Title	"UK Competition Law Developments Two Years of the UK Competition Act"
  Speaker	Margaret Bloom Director of Competition Enforcement Office of Fair Trading

• Information for event - EU’s Cartel Policy: The New Leniency Notice

  Start Date	February 27 2002
  Title	"EU’s Cartel Policy: The New Leniency Notice"
  Speaker	Kris Dekeyser - Deputy Head of Unit A1 Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission Sarah Roberts Biontino - Allen & Overy

• Information for event - Exhaustion of Trademark Rights and Free Movement of Goods

  Start Date	December 11 2001
  Title	"Exhaustion of Trademark Rights and Free Movement of Goods"
  Speaker	Henry Carr QC - 11 South Square, David Rose - S J Berwin, Tom Usher - Chair, Law Society's European Group

• Information for event - Recent Developments in EU State Aids Policy

  Start Date	November 21 2001
  Title	"Recent Developments in EU State Aids Policy"
  Speaker	Christopher Vajda QC Monkton Chambers

• Information for event - Recent Development in Damages for Breach of Competition Law

  Start Date	October 23 2001
  Title	"Recent Development in Damages for Breach of Competition Law"
  Speaker	Mark Brealey Brick Court Chambers

• Information for event - Telecommunications - The New European Legislation

  Start Date	September 25 2001
  Title	"Telecommunications - The New European Legislation"
  Speaker	Sebastian Farr Head of Legal Profession, OFTEL and Caroline Easter Partner, Ashurst Morris Crisp

• Information for event - Interbrew: Judicial Control of the Competition Commission

  Start Date	July 17 2001
  Title	"Interbrew: Judicial Control of the Competition Commission"
  Speaker	Daniel Beard Monckton Chambers & Counsel for the Competition Commission in the Interbrew case

• Information for event - Lord Fletcher Memorial Lecture Substantive analysis under the EC Merger Regulation

  Start Date	May 31 2001
  Title	"Lord Fletcher Memorial Lecture Substantive analysis under the EC Merger Regulation"
  Speaker	Professor Richard Whish King’s College

• Information for event - The Communications White Paper

  Start Date	April 24 2001
  Title	"The Communications White Paper"
  Speaker	David Lumley Director, UK Communications Policy, Department of Trade & Industry

• Information for event - Handling International Cartel Cases

  Start Date	March 13 2001
  Title	"Handling International Cartel Cases"
  Speaker	Samantha Mobley Baker & Mc Kenzie

• Information for event - Implications for Competition Law in the UK of The Human Rights Act (Procedures And Remedies)

  Start Date	February 13 2001
  Title	"Implications for Competition Law in the UK of The Human Rights Act (Procedures And Remedies)"
  Speaker	Eleanor Sharpston QC

• Information for event - Competition Economics And E- Commerce

  Start Date	January 16 2001
  Title	"Competition Economics And E- Commerce"
  Speaker	Amelia Fletcher Frontier Economics

• Information for event - The reform of the implementation of EU competition rules

  Start Date	December 14 2000
  Title	"The reform of the implementation of EU competition rules"
  Speaker	Tom Sharpe QC

• Information for event - Current WTO ‘Competition Rules: Questionable Aspects of Pro-Competitive Regulation

  Start Date	November 14 2000
  Title	"Current WTO ‘Competition Rules: Questionable Aspects of Pro-Competitive Regulation"
  Speaker	Philip Marsden Linklaters & Alliance

• Information for event - Innocent Parties and Breaches of Competition Law — Whistle-Blowing, Complaining and Suing

  Start Date	July  5 2000
  Title	"Innocent Parties and Breaches of Competition Law — Whistle-Blowing, Complaining and Suing"
  Speaker	Nicholas Green QC Brick Court Chambers

• Information for event - State Aids

  Start Date	May 16 2000
  Title	"State Aids"
  Speaker	Paul Lasok, QC Monckton Chambers

• Information for event - Split Jurisdiction and Co-Operation with Other National Authorities - The EC Treaty and the Competition Act 1998

  Start Date	April 12 2000
  Title	"Split Jurisdiction and Co-Operation with Other National Authorities - The EC Treaty and the Competition Act 1998"
  Speaker	Margaret Bloom Director of Competition Policy Office Of Fair Trading

• Information for event - Lord Fletcher Memorial Lecture Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Community Courts

  Start Date	March 15 2000
  Title	"Lord Fletcher Memorial Lecture Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Community Courts"
  Speaker	Judge Nicholas Forwood Court of First Instance of the EC

• Information for event - EC Law and Electronic Commerce

  Start Date	February 16 2000
  Title	"EC Law and Electronic Commerce"
  Speaker	David Griffiths Partner, Media Computer & Communications Group Clifford Chance Limited Liability Partnership

• Information for event - EC Law in the High Street

  Start Date	January 19 2000
  Title	"EC Law in the High Street"
  Speaker	Julian Maitland-Walker

• Information for event - Recent Developments in EC Competition Law A Joint Evening Meeting with Academy of European Law

  Start Date	December  7 1999
  Title	"Recent Developments in EC Competition Law A Joint Evening Meeting with Academy of European Law"
  Speaker	Graham Winton, Office Of Fair Trading, Lynda Martin-Alegi, Baker & McKenzie and Lars Kjolbie European Commission, Competition Directorate General

• Information for event - Update on EU Environmental Law and Policy

  Start Date	November 10 1999
  Title	"Update on EU Environmental Law and Policy"
  Speaker	Ian Rose Senior Associate Allen & Overy, Brussels

• Information for event - The Euro

  Start Date	October 13 1999
  Title	"The Euro"
  Speaker	John Heath Senior Legal Adviser, Bank Of England and Paul Richards Special Adviser, Bank Of England

• Information for event - Broadcasting, Pay-Per-View and Sports Competition Law

  Start Date	July  6 1999
  Title	"Broadcasting, Pay-Per-View and Sports Competition Law"
  Speaker	The Honourable Michael Beloff QC 4/5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers President Of Trinity College, Oxford & Member Of Court Of Arbitration For Sport and Anne-Margrete Wachtmeister Head Of Unit - Media And Music Publishing, DG1V/C2, European Commission

• Information for event - Public Procurement Policy in the Community

  Start Date	June 16 1999
  Title	"Public Procurement Policy in the Community"
  Speaker	Pierre Delsaux Head Of Unit European Commission - DG XV

• Information for event - The New Merger Rules One Year On and Other Recent Developments

  Start Date	May 18 1999
  Title	"The New Merger Rules One Year On and Other Recent Developments"
  Speaker	Götz Drauz Director European Commission - DG IV/B

• Information for event - Litigation in Luxembourg

  Start Date	April 26 1999
  Title	"Litigation in Luxembourg"
  Speaker	James Flynn Rail Regulator Office Of The Rail Regulator

• Information for event - Utilities Regulation: The United Kingdom and Europe

  Start Date	March 17 1999
  Title	"Utilities Regulation: The United Kingdom and Europe"
  Speaker	Chris Bolt Rail Regulator Office Of The Rail Regulator

• Information for event - Future of Takeover Regulation in the UK and a European Perspective on Takeover Regulation

  Start Date	February  8 1999
  Title	"Future of Takeover Regulation in the UK and a European Perspective on Takeover Regulation"
  Speaker	Alistair Defriez, Director General, Takeover Panel & Karel Van Hulle Head Of Unit, DGXX, European Commission

• Information for event - Lord Fletcher Memorial Lecture Vertical Restraints and Other Competition Reform Initiatives

  Start Date	January 13 1999
  Title	"Lord Fletcher Memorial Lecture Vertical Restraints and Other Competition Reform Initiatives"
  Speaker	Jonathan Faull, Director, DGIV, European Commission

 

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