• Discussing the key judgements of the last 12 months, including the seminal judgments in Kent v Apple and Gutman v First MTR South Western Trains Limited & Ors
• Where are we now with certification, following FX, Water and other key CPO certification decisions?
• What trends are we seeing across competition cases today?
• How do UK trends compare to other jurisdictions?

• What makes Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) claims special? Do they require a different approach to case management?
• What changes have we seen to case management over the last 12-months including the impact of the new practice directions from the CAT?
• How should the CAT manage multiple cases relating to the same infringement?
• How to manage costs of proceedings

In Oxford Union style, we will hear a team of debaters argue in favour of, or against, a motion. A facilitator will act as a judge voicing their opinions on what has been heard. You as the audience will have the deciding vote for or against, via a live poll.

Motion: The UK's collective proceedings regime has become the most Claimant-friendly in the world

• What are the most effective ways for competition experts to present complex evidence to the CAT? Can this be effectively achieved with the new mandated page limit?
• How will the CAT’s new practice direction impact the role of experts, and will this be effective?
• How to quantify harm and calculate damages in light of recent judgments
• How can experts ensure objectivity following recent criticisms?

• Looking ahead at the CAT – which cases and hearings are the ones to watch?
• How is the regime going to be shaped by the wider political and macro-economic environments, including the impact of the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) proposals?
• What trends do you expect to see in UK and Europe