2005 Oxford Competition Policy conference
The Institute's 2005 Competition Policy Conference was held at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, on 11 & 12 July, and was attended by 80 delegates. Where available, papers and presentations can be accessed from the programme below. Mock merger case material is listed at the end of Session 3.
Session 1
Chair : George Yarrow, RPI
Topic: Intellectual Property Rights and competition policy; regulation, bidding markets and antitrust.
Professor Carl Baudenbacher, President, EFTA Court
Robert O’Donoghue, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton:"Compulsory dealing under Article 82 EC"
Ian Forrester QC, White & Case LLP
Dr. Irwin Stelzer, Hudson Institute & RPI: "Regulation: an Imperfect Substitute for Imperfect Competition"
Professor Paul Klemperer, Member, Competition Commission & Edgeworth Professor of Economics, University of Oxford: "Bidding Markets"
Session 2
Chair : Dr. Irwin Stelzer, Hudson Institute and RPI
Topic: Current issues surrounding the abuse of dominance
Sir John Vickers, Chairman, Office of Fair Trading: "What is Competition on the Merits?"
John Fingleton, Chair, Competition Authority, Ireland: "Towards an Effects-Based Approach to Article 82 EC"
Lucas Peeperkorn, European Commission - "Policy Review under Article 82"
Panel discussion introduced by Dr. John Temple Lang, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, followed by general discussio: "Fundamental Issues Concerning Abuse Under Article 82 EC"
Session 3
Chair : Peter Freeman, Deputy Chairman, Competition Commission and Chairman, RPI
Topic: Mock merger hearing
Case material prepared by John Wotton, Allen & Overy, with participation by
Samantha Mobley, Baker & McKenzie
Christina Caffarra, CRAI
Dr Mark Williams, NERA
The format for the hearing was similar to that adopted for the Enterprise Act ‘mock trial’ that was organised as part of the 2003 conference: arguments and evidence were presented in relation to a hypothetical transaction, the parties were questioned, followed by a summing up from the Chair.
Mock Merger Materials:
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