17th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference

8 Jun - 9 Jun 2023

Session information

Session four: Abusive behaviour beyond dominance

Description

The contours of unilateral conduct are rapidly expanding in Asia and around the world to address issues beyond exclusionary conduct to various forms of exploitative conduct. The panel will explore how dominance rules and other competition regulations are being used to address the abuse of superior bargaining positions and scrutinise positions of relative dominance. Is this a passing fad or a future trend? Should unilateral conduct rules be used to address market practices where no single entity is dominant? How do you evaluate the harm to competition in such instances? How will free and independent consumer choice be gauged – particularly in the digital economy? The panel will examine these and other questions, drawing on global law and policy developments.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Samir Gandhi Axiom5 Law Chambers LLP, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Vice Chair, Antitrust Section
Tsuyoshi Ikeda Ikeda & Someya, Tokyo, Japan; Membership Officer, Antitrust Section

Speakers

Ruth Chen Meta, Singapore, Singapore
Hyuna Kim Bae Kim & Lee, Seoul, South Korea
Stephanie Pautke COMMEO Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB , Frankfurt, Germany
Vanessa Zhang Brattle Group, Inc., New York, New York, USA