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David Bailey

Professor David Bailey

Professor of Practice in Competition Law

Research interests

  • Law

Biography

David Bailey is a Professor of Practice Law at King’s College London, a barrister and author. Professor Bailey has taught postgraduate courses on competition law and policy at King’s College London since 2003, having taught at King’s since 2001.

Professor Bailey is a practising barrister, qualified in England and Wales and in Ireland; he is also an attorney in New York. Since 2015, he has been Standing Counsel to the UK Competition and Markets Authority and the Hong Kong Competition Commission. 

In 2017 he was a Non-Governmental Adviser to the International Competition Network. In 2019 he was ranked as one of the ‘Most Highly Regarded’ junior barristers in Who’s Who Legal UK Bar: Competition. In 2019 Professor Bailey was awarded the King’s Education Award 2019 for Sustained Excellence.

Professor Bailey is also a member of Brick Court Chambers.

 

Research interests

Competition law and policy, particularly in the EU, UK and Asia.

 

Selected publications

  • Whish and Bailey Competition Law (9th edition, 2018)
  • Bailey and John (eds) Bellamy & Child’s European Union Competition Law (8th edition, 2019)
  • “The new frontiers of Article 102 TFEU: antitrust imperialism or judicious intervention?” (2018) 6 Journal of Antitrust Enforcement 25
  • “Reinvigorating the role of Article 101(3) under Regulation 1/2003” (2016) 81 Antitrust Law Journal 111

 

Teaching

Professor Bailey teaches on the following LLM modules:

  • 7FFLA016 EU Competition Law
  • 7FFLA059 UK Competition Law
  • 7FFLX005 Advanced EU Competition Law (Merger Control Practice Module)

News

King's appoint a new Professor of Practice at The Dickson Poon School of Law

David Bailey has been appointed as Professor of Practice in Competition Law and will continue teaching postgraduate courses on EU competition law and UK...

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News

King's appoint a new Professor of Practice at The Dickson Poon School of Law

David Bailey has been appointed as Professor of Practice in Competition Law and will continue teaching postgraduate courses on EU competition law and UK...

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