The ICEL Competition Law Conference returns on Wednesday 4 March 2026, bringing together judges, practitioners and regulators to examine the most significant developments in Irish and EU competition law.

This year’s conference will provide a comprehensive review of recent legislative, enforcement and trends, with a particular focus on practical challenges facing practitioners and businesses. The programme will combine expert-led panel discussions with interactive roundtable sessions, offering attendees valuable insights into both current and emerging issues.

Key topics will include:

  • The European Commission’s current competition agenda

  • Recent developments in the CJEU and General Court

  • Lessons from major cartel enforcement, including the Bus Cartel case

  • The operation of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 and the new adjudication procedure

  • Dawn raids and enforcement powers

  • Collective damages actions

  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening

  • Practical challenges in competition law enforcement and compliance

You can access the programme here. 

The conference will feature contributions from a distinguished panel of confirmed speakers, including Alan McCarthy (A&L Goodbody), Maureen O’Neill (ComReg, Chief Adjudicator), Pedro Caro de Sousa (Commission Legal Service), Bernadette Quigley SC (Bar of Ireland), Tony McGillicuddy SC (Bar of Ireland), Damien Ryan (A&L Goodbody), Emily Neill BL (Bar Library of Northern Ireland; Bar of Ireland; Blackstone Chambers), John Meade SC (John Meade Solicitors), Stephen Abram (Competition and Markets Authority), The Hon. Ms Justice Nuala Butler (Court of Appeal), Brian Kennedy SC (CCPC Chief Adjudicator), The Hon. Sir Peter Roth (Competition Appeal Tribunal), Séan Guerin SC (Bar Council; Bar of Ireland), Alan Scarlett (CCPC), Dr Vincent Power SC (A&L Goodbody), Ronan Dunne (Philip Lee), Kate McKenna (Matheson), Jessica Egan (CCPC), Kate Egan BL (Bar of Ireland), Anna-Marie Curran (A&L Goodbody), Catherine Derrig (McCann FitzGerald), Barry Doherty SC (Bar of Ireland), Dervla Broderick (A&L Goodbody), Professor Imelda Maher (Sutherland School of Law, UCD), Professor Orla Lynskey (UCL Laws), and Ciarán Toland SC (ICEL Co-Chair).

The event will be of interest to solicitors, barristers, in-house counsel, economists, regulators and all professionals with an interest in competition and consumer protection law.

Tickets are available here with discounts available for ICEL members and students/trainees/pupils.

Please contact icel@tcd.ie to pay via invoice.

There will be 5 CPD appoints available to participants in the general/legal knowledge category.