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The national mean scaled score for the February 2024 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is 131.8, an increase of more than 0.6 points compared to the February 2023 mean of 131.1. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gDV5bhyV

Looking forward to be part of an amazing panel discussing cartel enforcement hot topics from a substantive perspective in the Concurrences Cartels Workshop. It will be a wonderful oportunity to share my views and opinions on some trending issues and the future of competition cartel enforcement. #competitionlaw #antitrust #enforcement #hottopics

We had an interesting online discussion this afternoon with former GC judge Ian Forrester KC, Dr Adam Scott OBE TD from CAT and Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernandez from IE Madrid, as to whether we need a specialized competition Tribunal at EU level, at the kind invitation of Wolters Kluwer and Valentin Mircea. To sum up my (strictly personal) view, it is a “no, but…” answer. Details in the ppt attached for those interested.

What is a "Conflit de juridictions"?  Read the definition authored by Valérie Pironon (Nantes Université) This definition forms part of the first Dictionnaire de Droit de la Concurrence launched by Concurrences under the direction of Professor Muriel Chagny (UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines) and Emmanuel Combe (University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, SKEMA Business School). Click here to read the complete definition in open access: https://lnkd.in/e7JpuRzd If you would like to join this project, please send an email to [email protected] #CompetitionLaw #antitrust #dictionary

Francois Tulkens & Jonathan Renaux will be speaking at the Commission Université Palais (CUP) on the 24th of May 2024 (in Liège) and on the 7th of June 2024 (in Charleroi). The subject of these conferences will be the latest news on constitutional litigation.   More specifically, they will discuss the latest developments regarding the effects of the Belgian Constitutional Court’s decisions. In their contribution titled « Au-delà de l’orthodoxie, retenue, réalisme et créativité. Réflexions à la lumière d’arrêts récents de la Cour », they will confront the classical theory on the effects of the Court’s decisions with contemporary case law.   Registering is still possible and tickets are still available for both CUP conferences here: CUP 228 : https://lnkd.in/eqtCpAEM   Would you like to read more about what our Regulatory practice does, and how they help our clients manage the regulatory framework of their activities? You can find this information here: https://lnkd.in/eHcNXQvV #LiedekerkeLaw #ConstitutionalLaw #Regulatory

Very good summary and strong opinion by Dr. Michael Wallinger on a decision by the Paris Central Division of the UPC. This decision may indeed invite defendants to use the Central Division, through a subsidiary company, for the filing of their revocation action and hoping (note that this is not risk-free!) that the Local Division will wait with its infringement decision until the Central Division has adjudged validity. Alternatively, defendants could try to have two bites of the apple, i.e. by filing a counterclaim for revocation at the Local Division *and*, through a subsidiary or a straw man company, a revocation action at the Central Division. Great for attorneys, but will it also help to achieve the UPC’s goal to render, as a rule, high quality decisions on infringement and validity within one year per instance? It will be interesting to see how this case develops further. The CFI’s bizarrely complex structure may invite parties to play all sorts of procedural games in the beginning, but the court can certainly discourage them from doing so, if it so wishes. #UPC #UPCnugget #EPLIT

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Some cool facts: 🇺🇸 Primary author: Thomas Jefferson (33 years old) 🇺🇸 Key contributors: John Adams (40) and Benjamin Franklin (70) 🇺🇸 56 delegates signed, representing 13 colonies 🦅 Oldest signer: Benjamin Franklin (70) 🦅 Youngest signer: Edward Rutledge (26) 🇺🇸 Average age of signers: 44 The document took about two weeks to draft and several months to gather all signatures. It stands as a testament to the founders' vision and courage. Writing timeline: Writing process: 🇺🇸In June 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain. 🇺🇸The committee consisted of five members: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. 🇺🇸Thomas Jefferson was chosen to be the primary author, with input and edits from the committee. 🇺🇸Jefferson wrote the initial draft in about two weeks. 🇺🇸The committee and Congress made revisions to Jefferson's draft. 🇺🇸On July 4, 1776, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Read our at-a-glance summary of responses to the recent consultation on broad award standards, which outline a broader set of competences relevant to life and society in general. https://lnkd.in/e2GaYTz9

Catch the Highlights Shared by Our Eminent Speaker Dr. Ranjeet Mehta, Execute Director, PHDCCI from the Informative Seminar on the Competition Act 2002 & the Competition Amendment Act 2023: Issues and Challenges convened at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)! Dr Ranjeet Mehta #PHDCCI #CompetitionAct2002 #CompetitionAmendmentAct2023 #LegalInsights