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Senior Lecturer in Competition Law at @UofGlaw and Honorary Senior Fellow at @MelbLawSchool. Tweets on #antitrust, #mergers and the like. RT ≠ endorsement.

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined January 2012
#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).
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#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
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🎥| Our revamped @UofGlaw LL.M in International Competition Law and Policy launches in September 2024; applications open until 1 June. Here's the inimitable @MagaliEben with a taste of what students can expect (further info in the description). #antitrust youtube.com/watch?v=pY4G_usg…
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This was the wittiest slide I came up with in 4 years at Newcastle, and AI has matched it in a nanosecond! 🐻🤔
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A perfectly delivered "legal" anecdote from Christopher Hitchens. #DevilsAdvocate youtube.com/watch?v=lea0Ar-C…
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New Chapter 2 CA98 investigation that will interest students enrolled on #LAW3003. Remember the allegations forwarded by Spotify in its campaign video? youtu.be/FyZ5jzxsCmw
We’re investigating complaints about Apple's terms and conditions for third party developers on its App Store. This is just the initial stage of our investigation and we have yet to reach any conclusions. Read more: ow.ly/eS1I50DPOuy
Ah, I see – so the camera loop is a satirical reference to the modern-day pressures on educators to close the student feedback loop at the end of each lecture topic! Very meta, Kevin – nice work! 👏😉🤪
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Replying to @DrScottSummers
Woah, what a feelin'! 😃 Very proud. 👏
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