Making markets work in devolved contexts

11 April 2008

Please see below the programme for the SCLF Spring meeting, which takes place this Friday (11 April) at the Court Senate Suite, Strathclyde University, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow.  Please note the discussion will start at 09.10.

As you will see we have an impressive range of speakers from far and wide, with chairman Iain McMillan of CBI Scotland keeping our focus on the practical rather than political. Our job is to unpick the experiences of competition and consumer protection bodies working in central/reserved roles and in devolved contexts to discover what arrangements may best contribute to the economic success of Scotland. We look forward to a rich and stimulating discussion of significant issues not regularly appearing in other conversations or commissions.

For those already signed up, we look forward to seeing you there.  If you are still thinking about it and have not yet registered, don’t delay in emailing ashley.e.smith@strath.ac.uk to secure your place.

Programme

09:00 Registration

09:10 Welcome from Barry Rodger, University of Strathclyde

09:15 Introduction by the Chairman, Iain McMillan, Director of CBI Scotland

09:25 Presentation by John Fingleton, Chief Executive of the OFT

09:45 Presentation by Cristina Pellise de Urquiza, member of the Catalan Competition Tribunal

10:05 Presentation by Eleanor Gill, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

10:25 Tea/Coffee

10:45 Panel discussion with Fod Barnes (Oxera Consulting), Martyn Evans (Director of the Scottish Consumer Council), Catriona Munro (Partner, Maclay Murray & Spens) and our principal speakers

11:45 Close

If you have any queries about the event please contact Dawn Hendry at dawn.hendry@shepwedd.co.uk

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What is the SCLF

The Forum, which is run in Scotland on a non profit-making basis, has been set up as a means of bringing together those with a Scottish perspective on competition law and policy for topical discussion and debate.

The aims of the Forum are:

  • To encourage and contribute to debate about the development and application in Scotland of competition law and policy.
  • To foster closer working links in the field of competition law between solicitors, advocates, academic lawyers, accountants, economists, regulators and any others that are interested in competition law in Scotland.
  • To promote wider understanding of competition law and its practical application across the Scottish legal profession and allied professions.

Gordon Downie, SCLF organiser More