The Competition
Law Hub

A platform for independent research into competition law and policy

eSports and Antitrust Law

In a contribution to the edited volume Esports Law and Practice (Edward Elgar 2025), Soojin Nam, Vicky…

Conceptualising Virtual Worlds

In a recent working paper, Ayse Gizem Yasar (LSE) and Fabian Ziermann explore the concept of virtual worlds….

Competition Law in Austria 2025

Vicky Robertson just published the second edition of her monograph Competition Law in Austria. Forming part of…

Events

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Antitrust vs Privacy

In the digital economy, many questions find themselves at the intersection of competition law and data protection. The impending replacement...
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Inaugural Lecture

On 18 October 2021, Vicky Robertson held her inaugural lecture entitled “Competition Law: A Green and Digital Future”. https://youtu.be/DuOH6EllOnA
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Competition Law Turns Green

Sustainable development and environmental protection are Europe’s priorities and core values that span its legal system. The recently adopted EU...

Publications

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eSports and Antitrust Law

In a contribution to the edited volume Esports Law and Practice (Edward Elgar 2025), Soojin Nam, Vicky Robertson and Fabian...
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Conceptualising Virtual Worlds

In a recent working paper, Ayse Gizem Yasar (LSE) and Fabian Ziermann explore the concept of virtual worlds. They argue that...
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Competition Law in Austria 2025

Vicky Robertson just published the second edition of her monograph Competition Law in Austria. Forming part of Kluwer’s International Encyclopaedia...

Talks

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Digital Merger Remedies – EUI Roundtable

On 16 April 2025, Vicky Robertson contributed to a Roundtable on digital merger remedies, hosted by the European University Institute’s...
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Colloquium on AI and the Law

On 10 April 2025, the Université the Montréal and the University of Ghent convened a Colloquium entitled “Au-delà du battage...
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Big Data and the 2025 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

At the 2025 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, DC (2 to 4 April 2025), Vicky Robertson discussed the implications...

News & Media

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Big Tech in Europe

In an interview with Austrian newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten, Vicky Robertson discussed the market power of Big Tech companies in Europe,...
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Research Sabbatical

From March 2025 to February 2026, Vicky Robertson will be on research leave as a guest researcher at the Law...
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Fine for Gun-Jumping

Following the Austrian Supreme Court’s ruling to impose a fine  of € 70 million on supermarket chain Rewe for gun-jumping,...