Department of Mercantile Law, Faculty of Law, University of Fort Hare will be hosting the:

1st International Conference on Competition and Consumer Regulation (ICCCR) 2025

Call for papers

The ICCCR 2025 Conference will be held in East London, South Africa from 08 to 10 October 2025. The theme for the conference is: RECONNECT AND REBOOT: Embracing the Changing Structure of Competition and Consumer Regulations

We thus invite researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, students and stakeholders from around the globe to submit papers and manuscripts to the ICCCR 2025 Conference.

Papers can be submitted in, inter alia, the following thematic fields or areas:

• Contemporary issues in competition regulation and consumer protection.

• Digital economy, sector regulation, market enquiries, consumer protection

• The legal implications of AI technologies, including data privacy, algorithmic bias, and liability for AI-related harms on competition and consumer protection.

• Interface of competition regulation, privacy, data protection and consumer protection.

• Killer acquisition mergers in the digital markets.

• Public interest considerations under the prevailing competition laws and regulations.

• Detection and prosecution of cartels and other competition infringements.

• Competition law, corporate accountability and ethical considerations.

• Consumer protection in the digital space.

• Promotion of equitable opportunities for small businesses in the digital economy.

• The role of advocacy in competition regulation and consumer protection.

• Any other competition law and consumer protection related topic.

Important dates and deadlines

Online registration and RSVPs: 15 August 2025

Abstract submissions:

• Abstract Submissions: 15 August 2025

• Notification of acceptance: 31 August 2025

• Full paper submission: 30 September 2025

Main conference: 8–10 October 2025

• Registration and Cocktail: 08 October 2025

• Conference Proceedings: 9–10 October 2025

• Master’s and Doctorates symposium: 10 October 2025

Venue: International Conference Centre (ICC), East London, South Africa
Registration fees: R3500

Email for abstracts: compregevents@ufh.ac.za

NB: Abstracts must not exceed 300 words. All submissions should follow the Speculum Juris Journal referencing style (click here for details). The selected full papers will be considered for publication in a book (publisher to be identified).

Register here: https://rsvp.ufh.ac.za/event/iccr

Enquiries: email organising team at compregevents@ufh.ac.za

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