Objective
18 months after the preliminary opinion of the EDPS on the interplay between data protection, competition law and consumer protection in the digital economy, there have been several developments and new issues emerging at EU and national levels.
Following the Facebook/Whatsapp merger, DG COMP’s new enforcement priorities, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) inquiry into the commercial use of consumer data and more, this seminar will provide competition law practitioners with insight into these developments, explore new issues and deepen understanding of the growing role of data in competition law.
Key topics
- The role of data in digital markets from a competition economics point of view
- Personal and “Big Data” factored into the assessment of mergers and exclusionary or exploitative conduct of dominant undertakings
- The CMA inquiry on the commercial use of consumer data
Who should attend?
Lawyers in
private practice, in-house counsel, data protection officers,
representatives of national competition authorities, EU and national
civil servants, representatives of NGOs.
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 03.09.2015
20 % before 24.07.2015
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the
participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or
identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or
comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or
comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
United Kingdom, City of Trier)