It was a pleasure to contribute to today's meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Cross-Border Cartels, run by UNCTAD. The WG highlights best practices, facilitates information exchange and consultations, and reports to the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy.
I'm delighted that my lecture yesterday at the Competition Commission of Pakistan was featured in a national newspaper in Pakistan.
I had a lovely time in Malaysia last week. I visited Taylor's University and presented my research at a two-day conference. I really enjoyed attending and getting to know some of their scholars. I also delivered talks at The Alice Smith School and at Methodist College Kuala Lumpur. Pakistan is next!
My latest publication is now online. It focuses on the Competition and Markets Authority's market investigation into cloud services. It examines the implications of the CMA’s (provisional) finding that Microsoft's software licensing practices are harming competition. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I'm delighted with the latest review of my book on parental antitrust liability (OUP). I'm very grateful to Dr David Reader for reviewing it. My favourite comment is "It is a body of work that more than warrants the label of ‘career-defining’". I'll present on the book soon in Pakistan and Namibia.
I was recently interviewed for the Latvian legal journal Jurista Vārds on the use of criminal sanctions in antitrust enforcement. The interview is now out (in Latvian). The Latvian Parliament rejected a proposal to criminalise cartels, but the policy debate on this issue continues in Latvia.
I enjoyed my trip to Prague last week, where I presented my research on antitrust debarment at a conference organised by the International Chamber of Commerce. I last visited Prague when I was living in Berlin (over 25 years ago!). It's a gorgeous city.
It looks like Czechia will be the 40th country in which I'll have presented my work. In Prague this month, alongside the Vice Chair of the Czech competition authority, I'll speak at a conference organised by the International Chamber of Commerce. It's been 25 years since my last visit. Can't wait!
Nicola Tosini & I have written a blog entry for the Kluwer Competition Law Blog on our European Commission-funded study on antitrust remedies, which we co-authored as part of a multi-disciplinary consortium led by Grimaldi Alliance & NERA:
competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/2025/03/26/h....
This week I'm visting Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, where I delivered a guest lecture on my book on parental antitrust liability. It has been over 10 years since I was in Buenos Aires and I'm delighted to be back. I'll present my research next month in Prague and then after that in Pakistan.
I'll present my work on parental antitrust liability in Argentina next month. The event, hosted by Instituto de Derecho de la Competencia, will be held at Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires on 12 March. Thanks to Pablo Trevisán for organising it. www.austral.edu.ar/derecho/posg...
The final report on the ex post evaluation of EU antitrust remedies has been published by the European Commission. As the legal consultant on this project and a co-author of the report, I'm delighted to publicise the final product of many months of hard work by our inter-disciplinary team.
I was delighted to read the latest review of my book Parental Liability in EU Competition Law, written by Dr Andriani Kalintiri for Common Market Law Review. 'Even the most critical reader would struggle to find fault with Whelan’s thorough analysis and comprehensive argumentation.' Very happy!
My latest piece is now on SSRN. Entitled 'EU-Level Jurisdiction over "Killer Acquisitions" in the Aftermath of Illumina/Grail', it will be published later this month by Competition Policy International in their journal Antitrust Chronicle: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....
I had a brilliant time in Como and Milan this week. A big thank you to @compasslexecon for the hospitality. Villa d'Este was a magnificent place to stay. I enjoyed chatting with a variety of competition experts from across Europe. Star spotting at breakfast was also fun.
The 1st review of my latest @OUPLaw book is out. For Dr Marcos Araujo Boyd, it is ‘a magnum opus’, ‘exhaustive’, ‘a perfectly aged blend of analysis, criticism and reflection’, ‘ a true pleasure to read ... that will become a must-have work’. Very pleased!...
We have finished judging the Law category of the The Global Undergraduate Awards (@UndergradAward). The achievements of our outstanding finalists and winners will be celebrated at the Global Undergraduate Summit, which takes place in Dublin in November.
I had a brilliant day today in Manila, presenting my latest @OUPLaw antitrust book at the Philippine Competition Commission (@CompetitionPH). The Chairperson of the PCC provided the opening remarks. The certificate was a lovely touch. I'm looking forward to Intramuros tomorrow.
I've had a lovely, restful time in Turkey and am now ready for the start of another academic year at @Law_Leeds. I'll be presenting my latest @OUPLaw book in the Philippines at the start of September, before heading to Lake Como and Milan.
I'm currently at the University of Toronto (@UofT), where I'm conducting research for my next competition law book with Oxford University Press (@OUPAcademic). I am based at the Faculty of Law, where alongside @drpinarakman I am taking part in their Visiting Scholars Program. 🇨🇦
I delivered a Legal Learning Session for officials at the @CMAgovUK yesterday, where I outlined the research I conducted for my recent monograph, Parental Liability in EU Competition Law (@OUPAcademic). I'll be presenting on this topic again soon in Canada and in the Philippines.
I had a fantastic week in Shanghai, where I presented my research at a conference co-organised by @CBLP_Leeds & ECUPL. With @Law_Leeds colleagues, I also met with representatives of the Shanghai Bar Association and attended a reception for our Chinese alumni and offer holders.
All set for my trip to Shanghai tomorrow, where I'll present work from my latest @OUPLaw book &, with @CBLP_Leeds colleagues, will meet delegates from the Shanghai Bar Association. I lived in China years ago, teaching English. It's been a while since my last visit. I can't wait!
I had a lovely time in Lund, where I delivered a guest lecture on my antitrust research (@lunduniversity). Thanks to @kaleidoscomp for the brilliant hospitality! I'm in Malmö now. It's very pretty. I wish I could be here for Eurovision. 🇸🇪
In Copenhagen for the first time in almost 25 years (since I went inter-railing as a student). It is a very beautiful city and has brought back some brilliant memories. On to Sweden next for a guest lecture at Lund University.
It was a pleasure to contribute today to the @UN Working Group on Cross-Border Cartels. I explained the issue of protecting leniency programmes in the context of cartel criminalisation, an issue analysed in my @OUPAcademic book The Criminalization of European Cartel Enforcement.
I'm looking forward to my trip to Madrid (@IEB_Spain) this week, where alongside competition officials I'll debate EU cartel policy. It's the 1st trip of my 6-month sabbatical @Law_Leeds, which started last week. Talks in Sweden, China & Canada are planned for the coming months.
It was a pleasure to join another meeting today of the United Nations (@UN) Working Group on Cross-Border Cartels (@UNCTAD_CCPB), as it begins its third year of work. As one of its Members, I'm looking forward to contributing to its discussions again this year.
I presented some research from my latest @OUPAcademic book today at a training session for the London-based competition team at @WeilGotshal. It was my first time presenting the book since it was published in August. I really enjoyed it. Thanks to Bella Spring for the invitation!