Barbora Jedlickova

Dr Barbora Jedlickova is a specialist in competition law, with core research interests in competition‑law theory, the digital economy, and comparative competition law. Her work spans a wide range of topics, including cartels, vertical restraints, the concepts of bargaining power and market power, sustainability, AI, and the economic and jurisprudential foundations of competition law. She has also examined specific markets with distinctive regulatory challenges, such as grocery retail, pharmaceuticals, and digital platforms.

She has published both internationally and nationally, including in leading law journals. 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. Her research has been presented across Australia, the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Barbora’s professional engagement is both global and domestic. She led the establishment of the Australia and New Zealand chapter of the International League of Competition Law (LIDC)—the first such group in the region—and serves as its President. The chapter is affiliated with the long‑standing international LIDC in Switzerland and connected to the University of Queensland’s Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law (CPILC). She has contributed to several international LIDC projects.

She is a member of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Law Council of Australia and participates in several international associations. Her academic career has included visiting scholar positions at institutions such as the University of Iowa, Boston University, the US Department of Justice, and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Barbora has held editorial roles with Competition Policy International (Oceania Column) and the LAWASIA Journal.

Drawing on her personal experience and journey, Barbora has been an active advocate for children with brain injuries, as well as for carers of children with special needs and serious illnesses. She led the establishment of the UQ Network for Carers of Children with Special Needs and Serious Chronic Illnesses, where she currently serves as Chair.

She holds a PhD and LL.M. (with Commendation) in International Competition Law and Policy from the University of Glasgow, and a Master’s degree in Law and Legal Studies from Masaryk University. Before entering academia, she worked as a lawyer in the Czech Republic and later as a contracts specialist at the Universities of St Andrews and Glasgow. In 2009, she completed a traineeship at DG Competition at the European Commission in Brussels.