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Professor Ioannis Lianos delivered the keynote address at the United Nations' flagship global conference on competition and consumer protection, outlining a new framework for agile, interoperable enforcement across jurisdictions.

Professor Ioannis Lianos' and CLES' research on ‘assessing economic expertise’ and ‘corporate influence in competition policy scholarship’ gains global impact

UCL Laws and Cambridge hosted “Competition Law 2.0” on 23–24 June 2025, bringing together experts to explore how competition law must evolve amid crises like AI, climate change, and digital dominance to promote fairness, innovation, and resilience.

This landmark conference will reinforce London’s role as a global hub for competition law scholarship.

The UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society and The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, collaborated on a high-profile conference bringing together leading voices in competition law.

The CLES has travelled to Hong Kong, China and Japan to forge and strengthen research collaborations, and to connect with UCL competition law and policy alumni.

Catch up on this event.

A summary of the November 2024 workshop's discussion is now available

Each year, up to three participants of the Young Scientists Summer Program are given an award for outstanding work produced during the programme.

In addition to being awarded the St Martin’s Medal by the Czech Competition Authority and the Czech Government, Professor Lianos’ research on digital ecosystems has recently been cited in various competition law and policy reforms.

The Article 102 Draft Guidelines seen through the lenses of the recent case law of the CJEU: back to the drawing table or wind in the sails? A blog post by Stavros Makris and Todd Davies.

The roundtable event was hosted by UCL CLES, Sciences Po, and the Inclusive Competition Forum.

On Tuesday 5 November, the inaugural Valentine Korah Conference was held to celebrate Professor Korah’s contributions to the field and reflect on competition law's transformation during the last 40 years.

The latest issue of Concurrences features an interview with Professor Ioannis Lianos, reflecting on his tenure as President of the Hellenic Competition Commission, global competition law challenges, and his leadership during the pandemic.

UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society Briefing 2023-24