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UK Competition Law Conference
February 2024
London, United Kingdom

February 2024
London, United Kingdom

UK Competition Law

Review the CMA’s vision and enforcement priorities and points of convergence and divergence from EU law. Then, share practical strategies to minimise your competition law risks.

Thank you to all those who attended in 2023!

To register your interest for the 2024 UK Competition Law conference, download the 2023 brochure here.

The essential update on UK Competition Law for 2023

Hear Directly from CMA

Join the Keynote Address from Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive Officer, CMA on their approach to merger control in 2023, then hear from George Lusty, Senior Director, Consumer Protection, CMA on the increasingly significant relationship between consumer protection and competition law and finally get the latest from Matthew Braovac, Director, Digital Markets Unit, CMA on digital markets.

Private Enforcement

Review significant recent cases including Gutmann v First MTR South Western Trains Limited, analyse implications of the latest carriage disputes and collective actions, and whether private enforcement is to blame for the decline in leniency applications.

Merger Control

Analyse how the CMA is approaching merger control, including remedies and dynamic markets and whether there is divergence from the Commission's approach. Gain an update on procedural developments including fines for not responding to information requests, and the latest on how merger control interacts with the National Securities and Investment Act.

Vertical Restraints

Join this practical discussion to consider the UK’s Vertical Block Exemption, interaction and divergence from the EU's approach, current e-commerce and dual distribution challenges, and practical implications for corporates.

Horizontal Risks & Information Exchange

During this session, we will analyse the UK’s horizontal guidelines review, what is permissible from a competition perspective when it comes to sustainability and ESG, the latest on tech transfer and implications for compliance.

UK’s Approach to Digital Markets

Consider where we are with the Digital Markets Unit, the latest Article 102 enforcement, online platforms and digital advertising market study, as well as Ofcom’s cloud services market study to ensure you are fully up to date with how the UK is approaching digital markets.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We have a number of exclusive and innovative sponsorship and speaking options, to help you demonstrate thought leadership in the competition law arena.

For more information please contact Enes Duzen at Enes.Duzen@informa.com or call Enes on +44 (0) 20 8052 0469.

Lead Counsel Commercial & Disputes

Vodafone Ltd

"Very enjoyable and useful - my interest and the energy levels in the room never flagged - always the mark of a good conference"