Group leader Elizabeth Avery reports from a world tour of competition law conferences with an update on the new progressive antitrust which is quickly occupying the mainstream in the US, Europe and beyond. Plus ex ante or up-front regulation on the horizon with latest Interim Report in the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, an update on merger reform proposals, a lamentable rise in poetry scams, and class actions for cyber incidents. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein of The Competitive Edge with Gilbert + Tobin.

Links:

• The ACCC's Digital Platform Services Inquiry Interim Report, September 2022  (Reppo No. 5)
• G+T's take on the Interim Report
• The Northern Ireland Assembly commissioned a briefing paper on the etymology of "ombudsman"
• Scams Awareness Week 2022 at Scamwatch.
• IP + Tech partner Michael Williams talks to the Law Society Journal about privacy and data breaches.
• Speeches from the 49th Fordham Antitrust Conference: FTC Chair Lina Khan, DOJ AAG Jonathan Kanter, EC EVP Margrethe Vestager, and ACCCCGCG.
• FTC Chair Lina Khan's address to Utah Law conference: "The New Roaring Twenties: the Progressive Agenda for Antitrust and Consumer Protection".
• MLex, "Big Tech could still face tailor-made merger thresholds in Australia, antitrust chief says" [$]
• Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team

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