Professor Peter Whelan Presented his Research at the United Nations

Professor Whelan delivered a talk on the topic of director disqualification for antitrust offending, an issue that informs his next monograph with Oxford University Press.

On 5 July 2023, Professor Peter Whelan presented his competition law research at the United Nations in Geneva, where he attended the 21st session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy.

Professor Whelan delivered a talk on the topic of director disqualification for antitrust offending, an issue that informs his next monograph with Oxford University Press.

Professor Whelan has a track record of engagement with the United Nations. In February 2021, he was invited to become a member of the United Nations Working Group on Cross-Border Cartels, which is led by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ('UNCTAD') and comprises a small group of academic participants, as well as antitrust officials representing over 50 UN Member States.

In February 2022, he was invited to become a member of the United Nations Working Group on Modalities of the Voluntary Peer Review Exercises, which is also led by UNCTAD.

Professor Whelan will continue this engagement in future by representing the Centre for Business Law and Practice on UNCTAD’s Research Partnership Platform on Competition and Consumer Protection.

Professor Whelan told us:

Presenting my work at the United Nations has always been one of my career ambitions. I really enjoyed the experience and am delighted that I got the opportunity to disseminate my ongoing research to the heads of competition authorities from across the globe.