Events

Find out more about the range of events organised by the Centre for Law, Economics and Society.

09 Jun

in person

Private Enforcement of Competition Law at the Digital Crossroads (II)

08:30 - 19:15

30 Jun

in person

Digital Ecosystems and Agentic AI: Geoeconomics, Law and Business Strategy Perspectives

13:00 - 18:00

01 Jul to 03 Jul

in person

The 21st Conference of the Academic Society for Competition Law

01 Jul 2026 - 03 Jul 2026

Past events

7 May 2026

Legal Rules and Quantification in Competition Policy
Symposium on the Digital World

Organized by

Chinese Modernization Institute, SUFE
College of Business, SUFE
Law School, SUFE

Co-organized by

Research Center for Anti-Monopoly and Competition Economics, SUFE
Research Center for Competition Law and Intellectual Property, SUFE
Centre for Law, Economics and Society, Faculty of Laws, University College London (UCL)

4 May 2026

Second Global Governance of Competition Law and Policy Colloquium

Centre for Law, Economics and Society, UCL Faculty of Laws
University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
Inclusive Competition Forum

27 March 2026

The New Geoeconomics of Competition Law

Co-organized by Georgetown Law; The Georgetown Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL); and the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society

24 March 2026

Interoperability as a Design Principle for the Digital Economy

One-day Workshop at NYU Stern Business School, New York

Organised by

Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation at NYU Stern Business School
NET Institute at NYU Stern Business School
and the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society

20 March 2026

After Textbooks: A Practitioner’s Journey in Brussels and London

A UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society event

3 March 2026

Two Years of the DMA in Action: Gatekeepers, Non‑Compliance and the Road to Review

A talk in the UCl Centre for Law, Economics and Society's Competition Enforcement Series

26 February 2026

Competition Law, Climate Change and Sustainability

A UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society Guest Lecture

21 January 2026

Turning the Lens Inward: The Genesis and Evolution of Competition Law Scholarship

By invitation only | Hybrid workshop

12 December 2025

Competition Law and Economic Regulation Remedies: opening the black box

A Workshop in Santiago organised by CLES@UCL, University of Chile, ICF

4 December 2025

When Competition Law Meets Labour Market Power: Navigating Worker Protection and Market Competition

An invitation only workshop organised by Eric A. Posner (Chicago) and Ioannis Lianos (UCL)

26 November 2025

Landmark Ruling: Kent v Apple and the Future of UK Competition Law in Digital Markets

This event explored the judgment in depth, examine its broader implications for competition in digital markets, and consider what it signals for the future of UK collective actions.

24 November 2025

Consumer or competition: The role of the courts in consumer protection

Part of the Enforcement of Competition Law Series organised by Dr Stavros Makris

19 November 2025

Dynamic Competition Analysis in Competition Law: Beyond Slogans

A workshop organised by the Centre for Law, Economics and Society, UCL

5 November 2025

The Accountability of Digital Regulators

An invitation only workshop organised by Prof. Ioannis Lianos, Ass. Prof. Deni Mantzari and the UCL Centre for Law, Economics & Society

27 October 2025

Economist expert witnesses: Technicians or Master-Economists?

Part of the Enforcement of Competition Law Series organised by Dr Stavros Makris

10 September 2025

Dialogues in Competition Law & Economics

2nd International Conference on Dialogues in Competition Law & Economics on 10 September 2025 in Athens, Greece.

1 July 2025

The ‘new’ EU merger control and environmental and social sustainability concerns

Conference organised by the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society with the support of the Inclusive Competition Forum.

23 June 2025

Competition Law 2.0: Forging A New Paradigm in a Crisis-Driven World

This event is part of the Cambridge/UCL Competition Law and Public Policy Hub and is co-organised by the CLES@UCL and the CELS@Cambridge.

19 June 2025

Computational Competition Law and Public Policy Workshop

CLES@UCL Second Workshop - Organised and chaired by Ioannis Lianos (UCL).

17 June 2025

Promoting competition in technology ecosystems: economics, business and legal issues

A half-day workshop.

3 June 2025

Private enforcement of EU and UK competition law at the crossroads: Retrospective and Prospective

Organised by CLES at UCL Faculty of Laws & The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London.

27 May 2025

Building Competition Institutions for Sustainable Growth

A Retrospective on the Role of Competition Law and Policy in Central and Eastern Europe 20 years after EU Enlargement and Lessons for the Future.

16 May 2025

Competition Law, Innovation and Growth: Connecting the Dots

Organised by Hong Kong University and the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society.

6 May 2025

The challenges of competition enforcement and cooperation in an uncertain world

18 March 2025

Standard-Essential Patents: Competition / IP law and recent global developments

Part of the Competition Enforcement Lecture Series organised by UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society (CLES).

12 March 2025

DMU, DMA & Private Enforcement Workshop

A by invitation only event organised with King's College London (KCL).

6 March 2025

How Corporate Funding Impacts Competition Policy Research

Workshop organized by CLES@UCL, Stigler Institute, University of Chicago, Georgetown University Law School, LobbyControl, Imperial College London & Inclusive Competition Forum (ICF).

12 February 2025

From trucks mass claims to tech class actions

Part of the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society's Competition Law Enforcement Lecture series.

22 January 2025

Litigating for the European Commission

Part of the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society's Competition Law Enforcement Lecture series.

5 December 2024

Strategic litigation in competition law

Part of the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society's Competition Law Enforcement Lecture series.

5 December 2024

Competition Law and Policy and the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Invitation only workshop/roundtable organised by UCL's Centre for Law, Economics and Society with Sciences Po.