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SUMMARY:Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges - New cha
 llenges for National Judges in the application of Articles 101 & 102 TFE
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DESCRIPTION:The antitrust legal landscape is changing due to the transfor
 mation of the market environment in which companies are active. The appl
 ication of traditional legal theories is being challenged by the existen
 ce of d ynamic markets in digital sectors. Antitrust competition authori
 ties are being forced to adapt their approach in order to deal with new 
 types of illegal behaviours\, particularly those committed by Big Tech c
 ompanies. Consequently\, the spotlight is currently on national courts a
 nd EU judges dealing with antitrust cases to provide appropriate legal g
 uidance. This training aims to update national judges about the new lega
 l and procedural challenges they may face when dealing with competition 
 law cases as a result of the latest legal developments that have taken p
 lace in the antitrust field. This two-day event will provide national ju
 dges with specific knowledge and practice related to cases involving the
  application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU\, with the aim of familiarisin
 g them with the main questions that have recently been the focus of the 
 decisions of antitrust enforcers and courts. The seminar will focus on t
 he considerations affecting judicial assessment in cases concerning (i) 
 the interaction between privacy and antitrust (e.g.\, the German Faceboo
 k case)\, (ii) issues related to online platforms (e.g.\, the Amazon inv
 estigation\, algorithms and exchange of information)\, (iii) commercial 
 practices (e.g.\, “pay-for-delay” agreements in the Lundbeck and Servier
  cases)\, (iv) dominance and exclusionary abuses in dynamic markets (e.g
 .\, the Google cases)\, and(v) exploitative pricing abuses (e.g.\, the A
 KKA/LAA case). Particular emphasis will be placed on the renewed importa
 nce of procedural rights within the EU case law (e.g.\,the Air Freight c
 ases\, the Intel cases). This judicial training will be based on hypothe
 tical case exercises\, requiring active participation through working gr
 oups. One or more experts will then give an in-depth presentation on the
  specific legal and/or economics aspects that should be kept in mind. Fi
 nally\, a judicial expert will provide advice on the best practices to a
 dopt in court proceedings. Inaddition\, participants will be engaged in 
 Q&A sessions with the experts and will be encouraged toshare their exper
 iences with one another in order to promote cooperation and networking. 
 We encourage judges who have experience in competition law to participat
 e. The seminar is open to national judges\, prosecutors\, apprentice jud
 ges and the staff of the judges’ offices working in one of the EU member
  States and Albania dealing with competition law cases at national level
 . In their application\, each applicant is requested to specify their pr
 ior knowledge of the competition law issues arising in dynamic markets. 
 A good command of English is a condition of registration. Participation 
 will be completely free of charge. The costs will be covered by EU and G
 VH funds. *** The national judicial training centres of the following co
 untries have offered to directly participate in the selection of applica
 nts: Croatia\,Estonia\, Lithuania\, Romania\, Slovenia and Bulgaria. Ple
 ase contact your national training centre for more information if you wo
 uld like to register from any of these countries. If your country is not
  listed above please send your registration form via email directly to A
 ndrea Dalmay at the RCC (dalmay.andrea@gvh.hu). One place will be reserv
 ed for one applicant from each EU Member State\, but if free spaces rema
 in these will be filled upirrespective of nationality. Applications will
  be judged on the basis of the individual applicant’s work experience an
 d judicial tasks\, as well as on the group’s composition as we would lik
 e to have a heterogeneous group in order to promote the exchange of idea
 s and experiences among participants. Participants will be accommodated 
 inDanubius Health Spa Resort Margitsziget Hotel (Hungary\, 1007 Budapest
 \, Margitsziget)  which will also serve as the seminar’s venue. The even
 t organisers will take care of the reservations and cover the costs of t
 he accommodation for 3 nights on 21\, 22\, and 23 November 2019.  Partic
 ipants will be invited to a welcome dinner on 22 November and will recei
 ve lunch on 22 and 23 November. Participants shall arrange their own tra
 vel and their travel costs (economy class) will be reimbursed by the eve
 nt organisers after the seminar. The cost of local transportation (taxi\
 , airport shuttle\, public transport) and the cost of travel insurance w
 ill not be reimbursed. Please note that a condition of reimbursement is 
 actual participation in the entire seminar. If someone cannot participat
 e for any reason whatsoever we cannot reimburse their costs. The registr
 ation deadline is 20 October 2019. Applicants will be informed by 25 Oct
 ober 2019 if their registration has been accepted. Should you have any q
 uestions about the event\, please contact Ms Andrea Dalmay (dalmay.andre
 a@gvh.hu\, phone: +36-1-472-8880).   
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