Glasgow Competition Talks continue this year with a focus on geopolitics and antitrust.
Like every year the Competition Law Programme at the School of Law Hosts a series of talks by prominent competition law experts around the world. We kicked off this year’s GCT in October with Yane Svetiev from the University of Sydney, who talked about experimentalist antitrust, and we will continue this month the with Andrew Gavil from Howard University and international law firm Crowell & Moring. Andy will help us understand the involvement and influence of the US government into the work of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as they and force antitrust law in the country (a blog post will follow Andy’s talk, make sure you check back). Next semester we will fly to the other side of the world and with the help of Sin Chit Lai from City University HK and Li Liang from CUPL we will explore how the Chinese government is viewing antitrust enforcement in China and how it uses it as a tool for geopolitical influence. We will also host Dr Annika Stöhr from TU Ilmenau (Germany) and hear from her about Merger Chains and the Limits of Isolated Control for M&As.
The Glasgow Competition Talks series is back for the final event of the 2025-2026 academic year – a panel discussion exploring recent developments in competition law and enforcement in China.
The panel will feature Liang Li (China University of Political Sciences and Law) and Sin Chit Martin Lai (City University of Hong Kong), alongside the hosting scholars, Konstantinos Stylianou and Liana Japaridze, from the University of Glasgow/CREATe.
The discussion will focus on China’s approach to competition law and enforcement in the digital age, discussing recent trends, cases, and their implications for both China’s national markets and global economy.
The event will take place online, on 13 March 2026, at 11:30 am (UK time). To attend the discussion, please register here.
For more information about the event, please contact Liana Japaridze.