David Reader

First episode of the new PhD Café now out: Lisanne Hummel (Utrecht) & Pankhudi Khandelwal (EUI, Florence) youtube.com/watch?v=JE12lP… Inaugural episode of the series in which @oandriychuk1 and I talk with the brightest PhD scholars about their research and academic life.

Unis told to manage own budgets after call for bailouts bbc.in/3WheiyB

In our view @X doesn’t comply with the DSA in key transparency areas. It misleads users, fails to provide adequate ad repository and blocks access to data for researchers. It’s the first time we issue preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act. 👇 europa.eu/!CGPVCV

We’ve published our issues statement, outlining our initial theories on what might be affecting competition and potential remedies in the #vet sector. Have your say on the theories we've raised: gov.uk/cma-cases/vete…

I'm looking for participants to take part in a Research Survey on Photography and the Law - it shouldn't take more than 10 minutes and I would be so grateful - please help to spread the word too! More information and links to the survey here: photographyandlaw.com

After years in the making, our Comparative Report: National #JudicialReview of #CompetitionLaw Enforcement in the EU and the UK is available at @SSRN! (w/@barryjrodger) Check out this comprehensive, comparative empirical study: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4…

Really happy to have published a piece with my former colleague @davidmreader all about what has been happening over the last few years in the #veterinaryservices market (and the competition considerations that warrant exploration here) #privateequity pymnts.com/cpi-posts/paws…

📢 For now, we conclude that @Microsoft has not acquired control of @OpenAI under 🇪🇺 Merger Regulation. We will keep monitoring the relationships between all key players in the AI sector, incl. Microsoft & OpenAI. #GenAIVirtualWorldsWorkshop

Today we open a new case + we adopt preliminary findings against @Apple under the DMA. 👉We are concerned Apple's new business model makes it too hard for app developers to operate as alternative marketplaces & reach their end users on iOS. More🗞️: shorturl.at/g5S5Q

"...[S]ome decisions will have to be made in the next parliament. It may be that universities are deemed too big to be allowed to fail, especially where they are a big part of their local economy." (via @branwenjeffreys, BBC News).

@MagaliEben @davidmreader Part 2 🎮is now available👇 Press X to Kill: an IP-competition conversation on #Microsoft’s game studio closures: create.ac.uk/blog/2024/06/1… @MagaliEben @davidmreader #videogames #gaming #Xbox #KillerAcquisitions #GameDevelopment #CompetitionLaw

#Labour Manifesto places emphasis on attracting #FDI into the UK (not dissimilar to to "open for business" rhetoric of the Cameron-era governments). To that end, no mention of strengthening #merger or #takeover rules, in contrast to manifestos of Miliband and Corbyn (twice).

#LibDems Manifesto pledges to 'extend' the residual public interest regime for mergers, in an effort to protect UK firms from foreign takeover bids that encroach on the interests of the economy, workers, and consumers. Other parties may follow suit. #GeneralElection

Is #judicialreview of UK #competitionlaw enforcement effective? @barryjrodger and I offer quantitative & qualitative evidence in a recent report, empirically mapping all appeals launched against the @CMAgovUK's enforcement (2004-21) Available at @SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Gaming studio closures are a killer – can innovation survive the fallout? Read more in part 1 of our latest blog 👇 Press X to Kill: an IP-competition conversation on #Microsoft’s game studio closures: create.ac.uk/blog/2024/06/0… @MagaliEben @davidmreader #videogames #gaming #Xbox

VACANCY | Lecturer in Competition Law. An exciting opportunity to join our friendly and vibrant team at @UofGLaw, researching and teaching at the cutting-edge of competition law, and working closely with global thought-leaders at @copyrightcentre. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 jobs.ac.uk/job/DHZ107/lec…

🚀Job Alert: Lecturer in Competition Law🚀We are excited to announce a vacancy for a Lecturer in Competition Law (Research & Teaching Track), Closing on June 27, 2024.🚨 More info: create.ac.uk/blog/2024/06/0… #UniversityOfGlasgow #CompetitionLaw #AcademicJobs #CREATe #HigherEdJobs

📢 Call for Papers: Journal of Antitrust Enforcement 📝 Submit to a special issue on market definition, guest-edited by @MagaliEben and @VRobCompLaw from @wu_vienna More info here 👇 create.ac.uk/blog/2024/05/3…

We’ve launched our investigation into Nationwide Building Society’s potential acquisition of Virgin Money. More: gov.uk/cma-cases/nati…

No controversy in the EU "modernising" its competition laws "in view of global competitiveness". Much controversy in what this could entail, given previous sentiments expressed by Macron et al (incl. the pursuit of 'European champions' via bespoke merger control enforcement).