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Arbitration and Competition Law: The Potential Role of Ireland in the Privatisation of Competition Law

By  |  July 16, 2014

Posted by Social Science Research Network

Arbitration and Competition Law: The Potential Role of Ireland in the Privatisation of Competition Law – Conor C. Talbot (European University Institute – Department of Law (LAW) ; Trinity College (Dublin) – Department of Economics ; European University Institute – Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS))

ABSTRACT: This article examines the use of arbitration in competition law from Irish perspective, with a focus on the challenges faced by arbitrators operating in a jurisdiction where infringements of the competition rules can carry the weight of the criminal law and potentially lead to custodial sentences.