The Commission for Protection of Competition extends its heartfelt congratulations to the Dean and the team of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law for their remarkable achievement in securing third place at the prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot, an international competition in EU competition law held recently in London.

The competition was held for the tenth consecutive year at the King’s College London Faculty of Law – The Dickson Poon School of Law. In the written phase of the competition, 49 teams from distinguished universities across the globe participated, whereby this year marked the first occasion on which the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law had a representative in this esteemed event.

As a result of their success in the written phase of the competition and their qualification as one of the top 12 teams, the team from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, under the mentorship of Assistant Professor Dr. Nikola Ilić and Maja Dobrić from the Commission for Protection of Competition, participated in the oral rounds. Following the first day of the competition, the team was ranked first in their group, achieving a victory over the University of Amsterdam, last year’s runner-up. On the second day of the competition, the team concluded the semifinals with one point fewer than the University of Hong Kong, ultimately securing third place in the overall standings, while the University of Hong Kong was proclaimed the winner of the competition.

The Commission for Protection of Competition of the Republic of Serbia took part in the 23rd Annual Conference of the International Competition Network (ICN), under the auspices of the ICN Secretariat. The conference was held in Sauipe, Brazil, and hosted by Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
During the conference, Ms. Nina Vasić, LL.M., Senior Advisor in the Department for Legal Affairs and Domestic and International Cooperation at the Commission, participated as a speaker in the panel of the ICN Agency Effectiveness Working Group (ICN AEWG). The panel addressed the topic of effective training and capacity development for competition authorities.

This year’s conference addressed some of the most relevant topics in competition protection, such as combating cartels in the face of socio-economic challenges and digitalization, and the interplay between global markets and local needs in agriculture and food supply. It also featured discussions on the activities of ICN working groups, covering key issues like the abuse of dominant market positions, anti-cartel enforcement, enhancing the effectiveness of competition authorities, and promoting competition advocacy to the public.

The conference brought together approximately 400 participants from 80 countries, including representatives from competition authorities, international organizations, university professors, lawyers, consultants specializing in competition law, and other experts in the field.