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Digital Merger Control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum

On 29 October 2026, Vicky Robertson was invited to contribute to the panel on digital merger control…

Media Pluralism and Competition Law at ERA

At the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Vicky Robertson discussed media pluralism, democracy and competition…

Democratic Antitrust at Stellenbosch

At an instalment of the webinar of the Centre for Competition Law and Economics (CCLE) of the…

Events

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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...
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Rethinking Competition Law

What will the future of competition law look like? Following the publication of their thought-provoking books in 2020 (Meagher, Competition...

Publications

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Merger Guidance on Democracy

Although the European Union’s draft Merger Guidelines acknowledge that consolidation in digital platforms can harm the democratic process, they need...
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Steering and User Choice in the DMA

Vicky Robertson and David Führer just published a working paper version of their analysis of Articles 5(4) and 5(5) Digital...
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Special Issue on the EU Market Definition Notice

The European Commission’s revised Market Definition Notice, published in 2024, brought many changes and updates to this central analytical step...

Talks

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Digital Merger Control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum

On 29 October 2026, Vicky Robertson was invited to contribute to the panel on digital merger control at the 7th...
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Media Pluralism and Competition Law at ERA

At the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Vicky Robertson discussed media pluralism, democracy and competition law at ERA’s...
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Democratic Antitrust at Stellenbosch

At an instalment of the webinar of the Centre for Competition Law and Economics (CCLE) of the University of Stellenbosch,...

News & Media

Heineken

The Austrian Brau Union Case Unsettles Heineken

In a recent interview with Orla McDonald from the Dutch Het Financieele Dagblad, Vicky Robertson discussed the developing case law...
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Book Award for Klaudia Majcher

Klaudia Majcher’s book on ‘Coherence between Data Protection and Competition Law in Digital Markets’ was awarded the Irena & Jerzy...
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Fabian Ziermann awarded PhD

On 23 March 2026, Fabian Ziermann successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘Player Copyrights and Antitrust Ecosystems in eSports and...