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Detecting RPM with Unsupervised Machine Learning

The data-driven investigation of potential antitrust violations has found more and more applications in recent years, including…

Fine for Gun-Jumping

Following the Austrian Supreme Court’s ruling to impose a fine  of € 70 million on supermarket chain…

Highest Ever Antitrust Fine in Austria

The Austrian Supreme Court recently imposed the highest ever antitrust fine in Austrian proceedings: supermarket giant Rewe…

Events

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Antitrust vs Privacy

In the digital economy, many questions find themselves at the intersection of competition law and data protection. The impending replacement...
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Inaugural Lecture

On 18 October 2021, Vicky Robertson held her inaugural lecture entitled “Competition Law: A Green and Digital Future”. https://youtu.be/DuOH6EllOnA
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Competition Law Turns Green

Sustainable development and environmental protection are Europe’s priorities and core values that span its legal system. The recently adopted EU...

Publications

RPM

Detecting RPM with Unsupervised Machine Learning

The data-driven investigation of potential antitrust violations has found more and more applications in recent years, including through the use...
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Insights into the Vienna Competition Law Days 2024

In the current issue of the Austrian Competition Journal (Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht), David Führer takes a look back at the Vienna...
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Recommendation Algorithms as Antitrust Remedy

In a new working paper, Jana Lasser (IDea_lab, University of Graz) and Vicky Robertson discuss how alternative recommendation algorithms could...

Talks

DMA

DMA and Collective Redress

At the annual seminar of the Institute of Business Law, which took place at Neusiedl/See on 30 and 31 January...
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Competition & Democracy at the OECD

On 6 December 2024, Vicky Robertson was invited to join the OECD Competition Committee Roundtable in Paris to discuss the...
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Enforcement of the DMA

On 21 and 22 November 2024, ARTICLE 19, Università di Trento, Université de Namur, Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance...

News & Media

Rewe

Fine for Gun-Jumping

Following the Austrian Supreme Court’s ruling to impose a fine  of € 70 million on supermarket chain Rewe for gun-jumping,...
Rewe

Highest Ever Antitrust Fine in Austria

The Austrian Supreme Court recently imposed the highest ever antitrust fine in Austrian proceedings: supermarket giant Rewe was fined €...
Antitrust

Antitrust Writing Awards 2025

The nominations are out – and Fabian Ziermann’s article on ‘Dark patterns: Can criminal law remedy the shortcomings of antitrust...