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Workshops
Every year LIDC organises an international congress and takes resolutions on issues related to unfair competition and competition law. Here you can find the previous resolutions taken, aswell as the most recent one's
National Groups
National groups can become affiliated members of the LIDC, whether or not they have legal status, provided their aims and objects are in line with those of the Association.
List of national groups and their contact details Other Resolutions
The LIDC has discussed the following questions in Catania September 2007 A : To what extent and by what means should Intellectual Property Rights (“IPRs”) be subject to compulsory licensing by reason of competition law ? International Rapporteur: Tony Woodgate (United Kingdom) International report B : Ambush Marketing: too smart to be good ? Should certain ambush marketing practices be declared illegal and if yes, which ones and under what conditions ? International Rapporteur: Pierre KOBEL (Switzerland) International Report / Final conclusion For resolutions archives please click here. Contact
The LIDC organises a contest to promote the creation of works on competition law. This contest is called J. Lassier Prize after the name of one of it's past présidents, Jacques Lassier, Avocat à la cour de Paris. 1982 - Ludwig Linder (Allemagne)
Privatklage aund Schadensersatz in Kartellerecht 1986 - Louis Vogel (France)
Concentration économique et système de droit de la concurrence 1990 - Dominique Graz (Suisse)
Propriété intellectuelle et libre circulation des marchandises 1994 - Daniel Fasquelle (France)
Droit américain et droit communautaires de ententes 1998 - Friedrich Ruffler (Autriche)
Der Einfluss des Europarchets auf das Österreichische UWG 2002 - Raphaël Arn (Suisse) La publicité choquante - Vers une nouvelle dimension du droit de la concurrence déloyale 2006 - Laetitia Driguez (France) Le droit social et le droit de la concurrence - David Bosco (France) Le contrat exclusif J. Lassier Prize - Rules Rules
To honour the memory of one of its former chairmen, Jacques LASSIER, Lawyer at the Bar of Paris, the International League of Competition Law (hereinafter « LIDC ») has organised a competition to encourage written work on the subject of competition law. Article 1 The competition and the prize 1 Every four (4) years the LIDC awards the sum of EURO 1,830, known as the « Jacques Lassier Prize » (hereinafter the « Prize »), to a piece of written work on the subject of competition law (anti-trust law and unfair competition law) from a State represented by a national group within the LIDC. 2 The competition is open from 25 October of each uneven year to 15 March of each even year. On the latter date, all works entered in the competition must have been received by the LIDC Secretariat: 1, rue de Bourg, CP 5379, 1002 Lausanne, Suisse/Switzerland. 3 The works must be sent to the LIDC Secretariat in triplicate, and the Secretariat will acknowledge receipt of same. Works received are not returned to the authors, and remain the property of the LIDC. 4 The Prize will not be shared out, nor will any specific mentions be made. Article 2 Works submitted 1 Works produced and dissertations defended during the period defined in article 1,1, above are allowed to compete. The Prize may be awarded to an unpublished work, or work which has been published for less than two years at the date of closure of the competition (i.e. 15 March of the even year); the author of the work must be a private individual not more than 35 years old at the date of closure of the competition. 2 « Dissertations » is taken to mean works corresponding to scientific requirements (bibliographic system, footnotes etc.) of a significant length (an approximate minimum of 150 pages). 3 The works submitted must be written in one of the national languages of the LIDC member states. Article 3 Jury 1 To award this Prize, the LIDC Council will appoint a jury consisting of at least three (3) members of different nationalities. 2 In the case of works submitted in a language not spoken by any member of the jury, the jury may, with due authorisation by the LIDC Chairman, allow itself to be counselled by a member of the LIDC who does speak this language. This person does not take part in the vote. Article 4 Deficiencies and disputes The LIDC Council will resolve at its own discretion any matter for which no provision has been made above, and which could arise in relation to the rules of the competition. Article 5 Date of application of rules 1 These rules come into force on the date they are adopted by the LIDC Council, i.e. 8 October 2005. 2 These rules cancel and replace any previous texts. Popular downloads
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ERIC
The official mean of publication of The Ligue is the RIC. You will find in the RIC articles on most recent developments on competition law within the European Union but also in other States where The Ligue is represented through national organisations. Since 2003 the RIC is only published in electronic form, and is now called ERIC. Two editions a year are planned, the first at the end of February, the second at the end of August. Jacques Lassier Prize
 The laureats of the J. Lassier Prize 2006 are ex aequo Laetitia Driguez, with here work "Droit social et droit de la concurrence", and David Bosco with his work "Le contrat exclusif". The latest laureats of this Prize were:1990 - Dominique Graz (Suisse) Propriété intellectuelle et libre circulation des marchandises 1994 - Daniel Fasquelle (France) Droit américain et droit communautaires de ententes 1998 - Friedrich Ruffler (Autriche) Der Einfluss des Europarchets auf das Österreichische UWG 2002 - Raphaël Arn (Suisse) La publicité choquante - Vers une nouvelle dimension du droit de la concurrence déloyale |
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