UCL Centre for Law, Economics & Society (CLES)
uclcles.bsky.social
UCL Centre for Law, Economics & Society (CLES)
@uclcles.bsky.social
The Centre for Law, Economics and Society (CLES) is UCL Faculty of Law’s Centre dedicated to the study of competition law and policy and economic regulation.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cles/centre-law-economics-and-society
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The @uclcles.bsky.social and @kcllaw.bsky.social recently held a high-profile conference at UCL Laws to bring together leading voices in competition law. Private enforcement mechanisms in the EU and UK were discussed, including achievements and challenges. Read the news story ⬇️
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UCL CLES and KCL hold major conference on Private Enforcement of EU and UK Competition Law
The UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society (CLES) and The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, have collaborated on a high-profile conference bringing together leading voices in compe...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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We’re excited to announce that @uclcles.bsky.social will be hosting the 21st @ascola.bsky.social Conference in London in 2026, reinforcing the capital’s role as a global hub for competition law scholarship! 🎡💂🏼‍♂️🇬🇧 Congrats @ilianos.bsky.social @dmantzari.bsky.social
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July 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We had our conference on Private Enforcement of EU and UK Competition Law yesterday, it want great! There were six panels including a keynote speech from Lord Bellamy KC (Monckton Chambers).

Details: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Our conference on private enforcement in EU & UK competition law is happening in two weeks! We have over thirty very distinguished speakers scheduled.

Don't wait to sign up because ticket spaces are limited: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
Private enforcement of EU and UK competition law at the crossroads: Retrospective and Prospective
A one day conference organised by UCL & Kings College London
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May 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Did you notice that Meta has integrated its AI assistant into WhatsApp? 🤖 I did, and think the company risks violating EU competition law by doing so. ⚖️

Blog post in @wolterskluwer.com here: competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/2025/04/30/d...
April 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We're pleased to announce a conference on Competition Law, Innovation and Growth!

Jointly hosted with Hong Kong University and in cooperation with the Inclusive Competition Forum, it's happening on the 16th of May in Hong Kong 🧵
April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 New paper from Prof. Ioannis Lianos (@ilianos.bsky.social) 🚨

"The emergence of an epithet in EU Competition Law: 'naked' restrictions and Article 102 TFEU"

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The Emergence of an Epithet in EU Competition Law: "Naked Restrictions" and Article 102 TFEU
<p><span>The study engages with the “dark matter” of Article 102, the concept of “naked restrictions” and the possibility of “by object” restrictions in Article
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March 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨 Today is the last day to get early bird rates for our executive course on a complexity approach to competition law, public policy and technology. 🚨

A 20% discount is available to commercial organisations sending 3+ members!

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/short-c...
Competition Law, Public Policy and Technology: A Complexity Perspective
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February 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🏃‍➡️ Run, don't walk! Take advantage of our early bird discount for the "Competition Law Public Policy and Technology: A Complexity Perspective" Exec Course if you sign up by Friday.

*A 20% discount is available to commercial organisations enrolling three+ delegates.

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/short-c...
Competition Law, Public Policy and Technology: A Complexity Perspective
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February 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Pandemics, climate change, inflation, AI. How should competition law respond?

Our executive course on "Competition Law, Public Policy and Technology: A Complexity Perspective" offers some answers. Early bird sales are ending soon!

Sign up here: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/short-c...
Competition Law, Public Policy and Technology: A Complexity Perspective
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February 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Calendars out! We have two exciting events coming up in March.

First, on the 6th of March, we have a conference on Academic Capture in Competition Law & Policy taking place in Brussels. It's an important topic and not to be missed!

Sign up here: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
How Corporate Funding Impacts Competition Policy Research
Workshop organized by CLES@UCL, Stigler Institute, University of Chicago, Georgetown University Law School, LobbyControl, Imperial College London & Inclusive Competition Forum (ICF)
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February 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Mark your calendars!
➡️ Wednesday, 12th Feb at 6:00pm
'From trucks mass claims to tech class action'
Speaker: Nicholas Frey (Partner, Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP)
Chaired by @GurkaynakGonenc UCL Laws

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
From trucks mass claims to tech class actions
Part of the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society's Competition Law Enforcement Lecture series
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
@ilianos.bsky.social is at the University of Stockholm today to deliver the keynote speech at the Swedish competition day conference at the Centre for Commercial Law organized by the great @bjornlundqvist.
Focus on ecosystems, new competition tool, data act, competitiveness, quite exciting times!
January 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Fernando Castillo de la Torre needs no introduction!
Joins us tomorrow 22 January at UCL Faculty of Laws at 18.00 on "Litigating for the European Commission". Fantastic speaker and excellent topic.
Chair: @Stavros Makris

To register:
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
Litigating for the European Commission
Part of the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society's Competition Law Enforcement Lecture series
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Along with Sciences Po (@sciencespo.bsky.social) and the Inclusive Competition Forum, we recently hosted a roundtable event on 'Competition Law and Policy and the Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution'. 🧑‍💻🔬🧑‍⚖️

Here's a summary: www.ucl.ac.uk/cles/news/20...
Competition Law and Policy and the Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The roundtable event was hosted by UCL CLES, Sciences Po, and the Inclusive Competition Forum.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 10:44 AM
🌲 Your Christmas top 10 antitrust reading list is sorted✔️
Check out the 2024 research papers!
Topics as diverse as:
- platform regulation
- health data
- private enforcement
- sustainability
- sociological approach to competition law
- the evolution of competition law scholarship
December 11, 2024 at 5:55 PM
It's been a very busy couple of months @UCL_CLES!
📑1. We kicked off the academic year with an event on the Reform of Article 102 TFEU together with the @Inclusive_Comp www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
The Reform of Article 102 TFEU: Evolution or Revolution?
A conference organised by the UCL Centre for Law, Economics & Society and the Inclusive Competition Forum (ICF)
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 2, 2024 at 1:13 PM