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A review and
analysis of major
developments
during 2002
Friday 18th October 2002
A special one-day conference
allowing you to benefit
from the expertise associated
■ Chairman:
with Europe’s leading
Julian Maitland-Walker
competition law journal
■ Keynote Speaker:
John Vickers
■ Speakers:
Jacques Bourgeois, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld F. Enrique Gonzalez Diaz, European Commission Julian Joshua, Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIR
PROGRAMME
12.00 COLLECTIVE DOMINANCE:
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
09.00 REGISTRATION
The Judgment of the Court of First Instance
09.30 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME
in the Airtours Appeal and its implications
Julian Maitland-Walker
for the future in light of the proposed
Editor, European Competition Law Review.
changes to appraisal criteria.
09.40 THE DECENTRALISATION
- understanding what unilateral effects are A critical analysis of the EC Commission’s
proposal for the replacement of EC
Regulation 17/62 – the problem of
uniformity of application:
● Will co-operation work or will we lose the level ● Long term consequences of close scrutiny by Speaker: Jacques Bourgeois,
Speaker: Bill Bishop,
Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld(Brussels). Formerly principal legal advisor of the Chairman, Lexecon Ltd, London, a consultancy specialising in the economics of competition Comment: Luc Gyselen,
policy, regulatory issues and commercial litigation.
Head of Unit, Agricultural and Food Products, Comment: F. Enrique Gonzalez Diaz,
10.40 COFFEE
12.40 GENERAL DISCUSSION
11.00 TRADE MARK
EXHAUSTIONS: STATUS REPORT
13.00 LUNCH
● Article 7(1), Sebago, Zino Davidoff in the High Keynote address:
● The ECJ decision in Zino Davidoff / Levi Strauss MERGER POLICY: A FORWARD
● Parallel imports of pharamaceuticals within the John Vickers
● Boehringer Ingelheim in the High Court and the Director General, Office of Fair Trading. Formerly, Chief Economist at the Bank of England.
Speaker: Naomi Gross,
Herbert Smith, London. Solicitor in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Department.
UIRE THE LATEST ANALYSIS…
● Territorial scope - co-operation and extradition 14.00 ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES
UNDER ARTICLE 81 & 82
An analysis of remedies for breach of
Articles 81 and 82 EC Treaty
Speaker: Julian Joshua,
● The Judgment of the ECJ in the Courage v Crehan Partner, Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP.
Formerly, Deputy Head of the cartel unit in the ● The correct approach in assessing quantum Comment:Vincent Smith,
Speaker: Mark Brealey QC,
Director, Policy Co-ordination, Office of Fair Brick Court Chambers, London. Author, Brealey and Hoskins ‘Remedies in EC Law’.
Comment: Daniel Beard,
16.40 GENERAL DISCUSSION
17.00 CLOSE
15.00 AGREEMENTS UNDER
ARTICLE 81
Learn from a distinguished
What constitutes an agreement under
team of speakers
Article 81?
● The development of the law from Ford through The speakers are ideally placed to brief you on the latest developments in competition law and Speaker: To be confirmed
Comment: Stephen Kon,
● Hear the views of the Director General of Department, SJ Berwin & Co, London.
● Learn from leading competition lawyers 15.40 TEA
directly involved in recent groundbreakinglitigation 16.00 THE CRIMINALISATION OF
CARTELS IN THE UK
competition regulators from London and the The Enterprise Bill proposals to criminalise
hard core cartels – are they sensible or is it
an example of administrative overkill?
● Listen to the insights of Julian Maitland- ● Defining the cartel offence; is it too complex? Walker, Editor of European Competition LawReview, the leading European journal in the ● A plethora of enforcement agencies - too many Registration Form
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Why you should attend this conference
Both EU and UK Competition laws are poised for a radical shake-up which will have a profound
effect on enforcement and substantially increase the risks of non-compliance for commerce and
In the EU, the issue of decentralisation is centre stage with the Commission’s proposed new administrative regulations covering the enforcement of EU Competition law by the national authorities, the subject of intense consultation and debate.
In the UK, the Enterprise Bill currently before Parliament envisages the criminalisation of hard core cartels, the enhancement of third-party rights to seek damages for anti-competitive practices and offering to the Office of Fair Trading new and more intrusive powers of search and investigation.
Sweet and Maxwell has assembled a distinguished team of speakers to guide you through these important changes and to provide a high level forum to debate their impact on business and lawyers No lawyer, whether in-house or in private practice, can afford to ignore these developments and this one-day conference organised under the auspices of the European Competition Law Review, the leading English-language Competition Law journal, will provide a concise, practical appraisal of the new At the conference you will:
■ Discover the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the EC Commission’s decentralisation
scheme and its likely impact on business.
■ Consider the current developments in the field of trade mark exhaustion and repackaging following on from the ECJ Judgment in Davidoff, Levi Strauss and the Boehringer Ingelheim cases.
■ Discuss the important CFI judgment in the Airtours case and its impact on the law in relation to ■ Review the ECJ’s ruling of a co-contractor remedy in damages under Article 81 EC Treaty in the ■ Investigate what constitutes an agreement for the purposes of Article 81 in the light of the CFI Judgment in Adalat and the current Commission investigations in the Pharmaceutical national ■ Debate the proposal to criminalise cartel behaviour under EU law and issues of enforceability, human rights and the relationship with EU Competition law.
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The conference will be relevant to all lawyers advising on competition, IP, corporate and
commercial issues, whether in-house or in private practice, as well as to academics and
regulators in the field.
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Key publications on display will include: Cancellations must be received in writing by ● European Competition Law Review 4th October 2002 and will be subject to a £50.00 (+VAT) administration fee. Delegates cancelling after this date will be liable for the Bellemy & Child: European Community Lawof Competition full Conference fee. Delegate substitutionsmay be made at any time. Sweet & Maxwell ● Rowley and Baker: International Mergers – reserve the right to change the programme As well as information about new editions ● Bishop & Walker: The Economics of EC Competition Law (2nd edition, Dec 2002) ● Oliver & Jarvis: Free Movement of Goods Tel: 020 7393 7859 Fax: 020 7393 7790 Email: [email protected]

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