Antitrust Programme for Young Fellows @014

IICA Antitrust Programme for Young Fellows 2014
Theme of the Year: “5 Years of Competition Law Enforcement in India”
IICA Campus, IMT Manesar, Gurgaon

About Programme:
The School of Competition Law & Market Regulation, IICA in partnership with Competition Commission of India (CCI), is pleased to announce “Antitrust Programme for Young Fellows 2014 (Theme of the year: 5 years of Competition Law Enforcement in India)”. The programme comprises of two separate components, (a) Antitrust Writing Contest and (b) Antitrust Summer School (July 1-5, 2014). The aspiring candidates may choose to participate in any one or both the following programmes. The participation fee for Antitrust Summer School is Rs 10,000/- plus applicable tax (includes programme fee, accommodation and all meals at IICA campus), whereas there is no participation fee for Antitrust Writing Contest.

(a) Antitrust Writing Contest (Last date of submission June 20, 2014);
The School invites original writings up to 5000 words on a diverse range of designated antitrust themes.
➢ 5 Years of competition law enforcement in India: Achievements & challenges
➢ Innovative approaches to detec cartels and bid rigging
➢ Challengs in determination and enforcement of penalties
➢ Approaches to address policy and law induce market distortions
➢ Fair, Reasonable and & Non-discriminatory Terms (FRAND Terms): A challenge for India?
➢ A Challenge for Intellectual Property Rights- Competition Interface in India
➢ Competitive Neutrality: Challenges in the context of public sector enterprises and subsidies
➢ Innovation in Competition outreach: New approches for effective compliance and capacity building
➢ Scrutinizing below thresold combinations: Feasibility & approches
➢ Revisiting business strategy to stay competition law compliant
➢ Competition Law and Indian economy: Future directions & challenges for next 5 years

Awards: 1st Prize: Rs 20,000/-
2nd Prize: Rs 15,000/-
3rd Prize: Rs 10,000/-

Top five papers (including the top three cash prize winners), receive summer school fellowship and an opportunity to present their work during the summer school. Selected papers may be published suitably.

(b) Antitrust Summer School (July 1-5, 2014, IICA campus, Manesar, Gurgaon)
The residential Antitrust Summer School is aimed at skill development of students by imparting foundational as well specialized training in drafting and transactional skills pertaining to antitrust cases. The programme also seeks to provide students and young researchers a unique opportunity to present their papers and freely engage with diverse peer-group and distinguished and internationally acclaimed antitrust practitioners belonging to regulatory authorities, law firms, economic advisory firms and government departments.

Who should attend?
The Summer School has been designed for graduates/post-graduates/doctoral students in the disciplines of law, economics, business management, CA, CS etc.

Key Benefits:
➢ Learn from distinguished antitrust practitioners from India and abroad
➢ Engage with a diverse peer group (law, economics and business management etc.)
➢ Understand the practical implications of competition law through case studies & real life problem solving techniques
➢ Case centric participatory learning
➢ Comprehensive coverage of law, economics and business strategy interface.

The detailed information for the Antitrust Programme for Young Fellows 2014- Antitrust Writing Contest and Antitrust Summer School programme is available on our website at www.iica.in

For further details, interested candidates may write to or speak with us [email protected]/0124-2640016/2640000/9953079450 (M).

Contact us:
School of Competition Law & Market Regulation
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)
Plot 6,7,8, Sector 5, IMT Manesar,
Gurgaon-122050 Haryana.
Tel: 0124 2640016; Fax 0124 2290167
Email: [email protected]