
Overview
Background
Dr Barbora Jedlickova specialises in competition law, with principal research interests in competition-law theories, competition law in the digital economy and comparative competition law. Her research has explored various topics, including cartels, vertical restraints, the concepts of ‘bargaining power’ and ‘power’ in competition law, sustainability and competition law, AI and competition law, and economic and jurisprudential theories and arguments in competition law. Within her research expertise, she has written about and analysed specific markets with distinctive issues, such the grocery retail market, the pharmaceutical market and digital markets.
Barbora has published both internationally and nationally, including in highly reputable, leading law journals (Federal Law Review, Jurisprudence, World Competition). Her research monograph Resale Price Maintenance and Vertical Territorial Restrictions: Theory and Practice in EU Competition Law and US Antitrust Law was published by Edward Elgar Publishing. She has presented her research in Australia, the USA, Europe and Asia.
Barbora's engagement and research are both internationally- and nationally-oriented. She led the establishment of the International League of Competition Law (LIDC) Australia and New Zealand, the first LIDC group and association of competition-law experts in Australia and New Zealand. She is also the President of this chapter of the LIDC, which is affiliated under the long-standing International LIDC based in Switzerland and linked to the University of Queensland’s Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law (CPILC). As an active member of the LIDC, she has been involved in several international LIDC projects.
Barbora is a member of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Law Council of Australia, as well as several international associations. She has visited several European and US institutions as a visiting scholar, including the University of Iowa, Boston University, the US Department of Justice, and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Barbora has served as an Editor of the Oceania Column of Competition Policy International (CPI) and as a General Editor of the LAWASIA Journal. She is a Fellow of the CPILC and a Fellow of the Australian Centre for Private Law at the TC Beirne School of Law.
Informed by her personal experience and journey, Barbora has been active in advocating for children with brain injuries and carers of children with special needs and seriously sick children. She has been leading the establishment of The University of Queensland’s Network for Carers of Children with Special Needs and/or Serious Chronic Illnesses.
Barbora holds degrees from the University of Glasgow in the UK (PhD in Law, 2012; and LL.M. with Commendation in International Competition Law and Policy, 2007) and from Masaryk University in the Czech Republic (Masters in Law and Legal Studies, 2004). Prior to her academic career, she worked as a Lawyer in the Czech Republic and as a Contracts Officer/Assistant Contracts Manager at both the University of St Andrews and the University of Glasgow in the UK. In 2009, she was a trainee (a blue-book 'stagiaire') of DG Competition at the European Commission in Brussels.
Availability
- Dr Barbora Jedlickova is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Law, Masaryk University
- Masters (Coursework) of Law, University of Glasgow
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Glasgow
Research interests
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Comparative Law
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Competition Law
Works
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Featured
2021
Journal Article
Do algorithms communicate with each other and what does this mean for the application of competition/antitrust law?
Jedlickova, Barbora (2021). Do algorithms communicate with each other and what does this mean for the application of competition/antitrust law?. CPI Antitrust Chronicle.
Featured
2020
Journal Article
Exclusionary conduct in competition law: a consequence-sensitive deontological account
Jedličková, Barbora and Crowe, Jonathan (2020). Exclusionary conduct in competition law: a consequence-sensitive deontological account. Jurisprudence, 12 (2), 1-28. doi: 10.1080/20403313.2020.1844981
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Digital polyopoly
Jedlickova, Barbora (2019). Digital polyopoly. World Competition, 42 (3), 309-333.
Featured
2018
Journal Article
Beyond the economic approach: why pluralism is important in competition law
Jedlickova, Barbora (2018). Beyond the economic approach: why pluralism is important in competition law. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 37 (1) 3, 41-56.
Featured
2016
Journal Article
What's Wrong with Cartels?
Jedlickova, Barbora and Crowe, Jonathan (2016). What's Wrong with Cartels?. Federal Law Review, 44 (3), 401-418. doi: 10.1177/0067205x1604400303
Featured
2016
Book
Resale price maintenance and vertical territorial restrictions : theory and practice in EU competition law and US antitrust law
Jedlickova, Barbora (2016). Resale price maintenance and vertical territorial restrictions : theory and practice in EU competition law and US antitrust law. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
2024
Conference Publication
Medical negligence litigation and freedom of speech: we are being silenced in Australia
Jedlickova, Barbora (2024). Medical negligence litigation and freedom of speech: we are being silenced in Australia. Human Rights Symposium, Sydney, NSW Australia, 25 November 2024.
2024
Other Outputs
Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee: Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024
Jedlickova, Barbora (2024). Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee: Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Senate Economics Legislation Committee.
2024
Other Outputs
Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising
Jedlickova, Barbora (2024, 09 09). Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising The Conversation
2024
Other Outputs
Public Tenders and Competition Law: Are We Acting Competitively in Australia?
Diem, Leandra and Jedlickova, Barbora (2024, 05 15). Public Tenders and Competition Law: Are We Acting Competitively in Australia? Competition Policy International
2024
Other Outputs
Submission to the Competition Taskforce Division: Consultation – Merger Reform
Barbora Jedlickova (2024). Submission to the Competition Taskforce Division: Consultation – Merger Reform. Canberra, ACT Australia: Competition Taskforce Division.
2023
Conference Publication
Antitrust law, big tech, power and sustainability
Jedlickova, Barbora (2023). Antitrust law, big tech, power and sustainability. The 36th LAWASIA Conference 2023, Bengaluru, India, 24 - 27 November. Sydney, NSW, Australia: LawAsia.
2023
Journal Article
Review of Current Issues in Competition Law, Michael Gvozdenovic and Stephen Puttick (eds), Federation Press, 2021, volume I and volume II
Jedlickova, Barbora (2023). Review of Current Issues in Competition Law, Michael Gvozdenovic and Stephen Puttick (eds), Federation Press, 2021, volume I and volume II. Competition and Consumer Law Journal, 30, 111-115.
2022
Book Chapter
Australia
Jedličková, Barbora, Marshall, Brenda and Burdon, Mark (2022). Australia. Antitrust in data driven markets and legal framework for influencers, native advertising and control over the use of AI in marketing. (pp. 45-80) edited by Bruce Kilpatrick, Pierre Kobel and Pranvera Këllezi. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-07422-6_2
2022
Conference Publication
Competition law in sustainable and digital economy
Jedlickova, Barbora (2022). Competition law in sustainable and digital economy. Nolan International Symposium, SIPS Conference 2022, Phuket, Thailand, 27-30 November 2022. Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach.
2021
Other Outputs
Facebook power move: What did a news ban achieve and what will a new bargaining code mean for Australia's media landscape?
Greste, Peter, Cronin, Danielle, Carah, Nicholas, Kelly, Sarah and Jedlickova, Barbora (2021, 02 26). Facebook power move: What did a news ban achieve and what will a new bargaining code mean for Australia's media landscape? Contact magazine
2020
Other Outputs
Competition in “lockdown” after the attack of COVID-19 in Australia
Apel, Jessica and Jedlickova, Barbora (2020, 04 06). Competition in “lockdown” after the attack of COVID-19 in Australia Competition Policy International 1-5.
2018
Other Outputs
Criminal charges against banking 'cartels' show Australia is getting tough on competition law
Jedlickova, Barbora (2018, 06 08). Criminal charges against banking 'cartels' show Australia is getting tough on competition law The Conversation
2018
Conference Publication
Introductory speech: Reflection on Pluralistic Strategy and Holistic Assessment: Why Pluralism is Important in Competition Law
Jedlickova, Barbora (2018). Introductory speech: Reflection on Pluralistic Strategy and Holistic Assessment: Why Pluralism is Important in Competition Law. Symposium 'Cartels, Optimal Enforcement and Theories in Competition Law', Brisbane, Australia, 27 March 2018.
2018
Book Chapter
Australia
Jedlickova, Barbora and Clarke, Julie (2018). Australia. Antitrust analysis of online sales platforms and copyright limitations and exceptions. (pp. 41-89) edited by Bruce Kilpatrick, Pierre Kobel and Pranvera Kellezi. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71419-6_2
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Parallelism and Cartels: Boundaries between Legal and Illegal Collusion
Competition law regimes of many developed countries, including Australia, have been increasing penalties for cartels and/or criminalising such conduct. This encourages entities involved in collusive behaviour to achieve consensus through indirect means to avoid a possibility to be caught by a competition authority. It is important therefore for courts and competition authorities to distinguish between cooperative oligopoly and natural oligopoly and to interpret evidence correctly.
This potential PhD thesis should/could include not only analysis of a cartel regime but also a study of the most recent (and older) economic theories and existing and potential legal theories to establish boundaries between illegal and legal conduct and argue the correctness of an approach to horizontal collusion. This topic could include a comparative study or it could even be a pure empirical study.
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Implementation of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in Selected Southeast Asian Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis and Evaluation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alan Davidson
Media
Enquiries
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- Australian Competition Law
- EU Competition Law
- US Antitrust Law
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