Call for Papers: Revitalising Competition Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand
The theme of the e-conference will be Revitalising Competition Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand.
Competition law and policy are central pillar in our collective effort to foster economic dynamism, enhance consumer interests, preserve market pluralism, and ensure resilience. The e-conference theme has consciously drawn on the title of work of the Commonwealth, state and territory government in to revitalise the National Competition Policy. However, this is but one of several recent and ongoing initiatives and studies examining to improve competition outcomes in both Australia and New Zealand. The developments – in relation to digital platforms, mergers, abuse of bargaining power, unfair trade practices, infrastructure or government practices, geopolitical upheaval and so forth – raise questions about whether a new conceptual paradigm may be taking shape.
The e-conference will provide a forum to examine recent developments in and the future trajectory of competition law and policy from regulatory, practice and research perspectives.
Early and mid-career researchers eager to promote inter-disciplinary research are also encouraged to submit their abstracts.
Timeline:
11 July 2025: Submission of 500 word abstract
15 August 2025: Those who submitted an abstract are informed whether their articles are provisionally selected
15 January 2026: Submission of articles
February 2026: E-conference
February-March 2026: Peer review
15 April 2026: Submission of final articles
January 2027: Hardcopy available
The selected papers will be published in a special edition of the University of Queensland Law Journal (UQLJ), Volume 45 issue 3, to be edited by:
Dr Alex Bruce (University of Queensland, TC Beirne School of Law)
Professor Chris Noonan (University of Auckland, Faculty of Law)
The word limit is 12,000 words, excluding footnotes. Submitted articles should follow the compliance with the AGLC4 and UQLJ style. Please submit your abstract, together with a brief CV, to Alex Bruce at alex.bruce@uq.edu.au.
More information on the e-conference and registration will be circulated at a later date.
If you have any questions regarding the e-conference please contact:
Dr Barbora Jedlickova | President, LIDC Australia-New Zealand
E: b.jedlickova@law.uq.edu.au
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