Executive Programme 2023

[In-Person] EU Competition Law (18-19 April 2023)

This module is conducted in-person at ASSAS.
Participants outside Singapore may choose to attend this module via Zoom.

Overview

If managing cross-border deals is a challenge in itself, the task is even more so when the deal involves a different legal system and a host of entirely different rules. Such is the case when dealing with European Union jurisdictions: all belong to the civil law system and are governed, on some level, by European law.

  • But what is European Law exactly, and to what extent does the European law govern the law of those countries?
  • What are the basic principles applicable to subjects governed by European Law?
  • How does the European institutional framework, which adopts these rules, function?

This special programme jointly organised by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) and Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, Singapore Campus (ASSAS) seeks to answer these questions, by giving participants an understanding of the fundamentals of a civil law system, of the European institutional framework as well as of the main rules applicable in substantive fields covered by European law, namely Data Protection, Green Financing, Competition Law and Digital Intellectual Property.

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Lecturer

Anne-Lise Sibony

Professor of European Law, UCLouvain (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)

EU Competition Law (18-19 April 2023)

Synopsis

EU competition law plays a fundamental role in the construction of Europe. The EU model has been followed by many jurisdictions worldwide, not only in regional economic organisations but also by States (e.g., Singapore competition law). Competition rules must be respected not only by European firms but by any firm which has economic activities in Europe. Risks for infringers are high because of very heavy fines, up to billions of euros in most famous cases.

The objective of the module is to survey the main contemporary issues in antitrust and merger control, including a good grasp of the fairly complex EU institutional design in competition law.

18 APRIL 2023
09.30am – 10.00am Registration
10.00am – 12.00pm Instruction by Professor Anne-Lise Sibony
12.00pm – 01.30pm Break
01.30pm – 03.30pm Instruction by Professor Anne-Lise Sibony
19 APRIL 2023
08.30am – 09.00am Registration
09.00am – 11.00am Instruction by Professor Anne-Lise Sibony
11.00am – 11.15am Break
11.15am – 12.15pm Panel Discussion

7 Public CPD Points (TBC)

  • Day 1: 3 Public CPD | Day 2: 4 Public CPD
  • Practice Area: Banking and Finance
  • Training Level: Intermediate

SILE Attendance Policy

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For participants attending the face-to-face activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes on each day of the activity. For those participating via the webinar, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes on each day of the activity. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.