Thursday 12th February 12:00 pm – 3:20 pm (Brisbane time)
Organised by LIDC Australia and New Zealand
The International League of Competition Law (LIDC) is a long-standing international association, which was created in 1930. The LIDC focuses on the study of competition law, intellectual property law and unfair competition law. The LIDC is constituted by 20 National Groups, now including one from Australia and New Zealand. The theme for the 2026 e-conference, chaired by Alex Bruce, is: Revitalising Competition Law and Policy in Australia & New Zealand. Reflecting the diversity of our theme, we have a rich offering of papers exploring issues that include meta-processes of revitalisation, how the past may function as a form of ressourcement informing the future, and specific issues including institutional, regulatory and behaviour-driven revitalisation. These papers, their presenters and timing are set out in the Program below.
For registration and any questions regarding the e-conference, please contact: Alex Bruce @ alex.bruce@uq.edu.au
W: Second E-Conference and Call for Papers: Revitalising Competition Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand - LIDC W: International and Comparative Competition Law and Policy Program - Law School - University of Queensland (uq.edu.au)
Program Welcome & Opening Remarks: 1:00 pm – 1:10 pm | Acknowledgement of Country, Welcome & Housekeeping Matters: Alex Bruce (Director & Secretary LIDC Australia and New Zealand)
Opening Remarks: Barbora Jedlickova (President of LIDC Australia & New Zealand) |
| Session One: 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Speaker 1: Prof. Yane Svetiev (University of Sydney, Law School): “Still Waiting on a Paradigm Shift in Australian Competition Policy”.
Speaker 2: Marcus Bezzi (Independent Consumer and Competition Commission, PNG): “How can Competition Policy and Law Reform Help Drive Australasia’s Competition Policy?”
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| Session Two: 2:05pm – 2:50pm | Speaker 3: Priyanshi (University of Sydney, Law School): “Regulating Bargaining Power in Digital Platform Markets: Evaluating Australia’s Experience with news Media and the Emerging Regulatory Trajectories.”
Speaker 4: Prof. Yo Sop Choi (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul) “A Paradox of the Brussels Effects: Sector-Specific Regulation for Digital Markets”
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| Session Three: 2:55pm – 3:40pm | Speaker 5: Prof. Andreas Heinemann (University of Zurich, Faculty of Law) & Prof. Chris Noonan (The University of Auckland, Faculty of Law): “Keeping up with Market Power: New Guidelines in New Zealand & the European Union on Exclusionary Conduct.” Speaker 6: Thomas Choo (Allens) & Lachlan Pembroke (Associate to Justice Robert Bromwich, Federal Court of Australia): “Revitalising Australian Competition Policy by Revitalising the Australian Competition Tribunal”
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| Session Four, Close & Announcements: 3:45 – 4:15pm | Speaker 7: Rhonda Smith (University of Melbourne) & Prof. Deborah Healey (University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law): “National Competition Policy: Drawing on the Past to Enhance the Future.”
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Closing Remarks: Zoltán Barakonyi (President of LIDC, Backer McKenzie) Thanks & Announcements: Alex Bruce
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