IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C3.2, Convention Centre, Level 3
Session information
Risks for dominant firms, including exclusivity, rebates and bundling
Thursday 12 October (1430 - 1730)
Room C3.2, Convention Centre, Level 3
Committee(s)
Antitrust Section
(Lead)
Description
What sort of conduct by firms that may possess market power might make them vulnerable to charges of abuse of dominance? Can they require that customers have exclusive relationships? Can they bundle products? Can they pay rebates? What other conduct might be risky? Our expert panel, including enforcers, will explore what the boundaries are and what might pose risks.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Samir Gandhi | Axiom5 Law Chambers LLP, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Journal Editor, Antitrust Section |
| Pieter Steyn | LEX Africa/Werksmans, Johannesburg, South Africa; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
| S L Bunker | Competition Commission of India, New Delhi, India |
| Professor Allan Fels AO | University of Melbourne Law School, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
| Renata Bianca Hesse | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Cecilio Madero Villarejo | European Commission - DG Competition, Brussels, Belgium |
| Rod Sims | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |