Dr Magali Eben

  • Senior Lecturer (School of Law)

Biography

Dr Magali Eben joined the University of Glasgow in August 2019. She previously taught EU and UK Competition Law, as well as European Union Law (in particular EU citizenship and freedom of movement), at the University of Leeds, during her time as PhD student.

She holds a bachelor and master’s degree in law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) and LLM from the University of Leeds (in comparative corporate and financial law).

Her PhD thesis is entitled ‘Addressing the Main Hurdles of Product Market Definition for Online Services: Products, Price, and Dynamic Competition’ (http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/26343/).

Magali was the 2018 American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law International Scholar in Residence. She was a visiting researcher at Georgetown University. She has taught competition policy summer classes at the London School of Economics.

Magali consults on a wide variety of topics for UK and Belgian law firms. She has particular consultancy expertise before the EU courts on EU general principles of law and EU institutional liability.

Magali is the programme convenor for the International Competition Law and Policy LLM. Details of the programme can be found here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/internationalcompetitionlawpolicy/

She is Vice-President of ASCOLA, the Academic Society for Competition Law as well as co-director of ASCOLA's UK Chapter. ASCOLA UK can be found on Twitter or on LinkedIn.

Magali is Deputy Director of CREATe.

Research interests

Research interests:

Magali’s research interests are: antitrust and digital markets, US and EU antitrust principles, consumer behaviour, citizenship, and EU free movement. She is particularly keen to work on projects concerning citizenry and consumer interests in competition law; the challenges for competition law created by innovation and technology; legal certainty and coherence in competition law; substance and impact of European citizenship.

Current work themes:

Magali is currently working on a book with Hart (Bloomsbury Publishing), entitled 'Market Definition for Digital Services: The Concepts of Product, Price, and Dynamic Competition'. The book is planned for 2023.

Magali is currently working on these themes:

  • How antitrust tackles ‘new’ conduct in digital industries: particularly how legal certainty, and the judicial standard of review, impact competition law decisions in the EU in these industries
  • The impact of divergences in national standards on the enforcement of EU competition law
  • How the current ‘consumer’ notion in EU competition law interacts with EU single market and citizenship.
  • Product market definition (for online services): utility and reform

Magali's submission to the European Commission's initiative on evaluation of the market definition notice is available here.

Media mentions:

  • Siècle Digital, 'Réglementation du numérique en Europe: un petit pas vers de nombreux possibles' (11 March 2021) (newspaper article, writen by Clémence Maquet)
  • Business Insider, 'From scrutiny of app stores, to competition in the ad market, these are the key cases facing Big Tech in Europe' (newspaper article, written by Liv McMahon)
  • Siècle Digital, 'Devançant l'Europe, l'Allemagne bouleverse la concurrence dans le numérique' (18 January 2021) (newspaper article, writen by Clémence Maquet)

 

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018
Number of items: 30.

2024

Eben, M. (2024) The New Market Definition Notice: Embracing Change. [Website]

Eben, M. (2024) Negotiating Copyright in the American Theatre: 1856-1951 by Brent Salter, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, xxi + 266 pp., 2022, ISBN 978-1-108-48475-6. Business History, (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2024.2307824)[Book Review] (Early Online Publication)

2023

Eben, M. and Zhu, Y. (2023) Big tech and dominance: an overview of EU and national case law. Concurrences, 115917.

Eben, M. and Reader, D. (2023) Taking aim at innovation-crushing mergers: a killer instinct unleashed? Yearbook of European Law, (doi: 10.1093/yel/yead013) (Early Online Publication)

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2023) Another missed opportunity? Case C-252/21 Meta Platforms v. Bundeskartellamt and the relationship between EU competition law and national laws. Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, (doi: 10.1093/jeclap/lpad047) (Early Online Publication)

Yasar, A. G., Thomas, A., Barr, K. and Eben, M. (2023) Gaming without Frontiers: Copyright and Competition in the Changing Video Game Sector. Working Paper. Zenodo.

, (2023) Gendered misconduct in academia. Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, 14(7), pp. 379-381. (doi: 10.1093/jeclap/lpad048)

Eben, M. , Erickson, K. , Kretschmer, M. , Cifrodelli, G., Li, Z. , Luca, S., Meletti, B. and Schlesinger, P. (2023) Priorities for Generative AI Regulation in the UK: CREATe response to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF). Working Paper. Zenodo. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8319662). (Unpublished)

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2023) Article 3 of Regulation 1/2003: a historical and empirical account of an unworkable compromise. Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, (doi: 10.1093/jaenfo/jnad037) (Early Online Publication)

Eben, M. (2023) A sustainable future: competition law as a tool and a distraction. [Website]

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2023) Abuse without dominance and monopolization without monopoly. In: Akman, P., Brook, O. and Stylianou, K. (eds.) Research Handbook on Abuse of Dominance and Monopolization. Series: Research handbooks in competition law series. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 259-281. ISBN 9781839108716 (doi: 10.4337/9781839108723.00023)

Eben, M. (2023) The Draft Revised Market Definition Notice: The European Commission Brings the Relevant Market Further into the 21st century. [Website]

Thomas, A., Yasar, A. G., Barr, K. and Eben, M. (2023) New Players in the Game? Investigating the Emergence of Cloud Gaming and the Changing Landscape of the Video Game Industry. [Website]

2022

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2022) Who should guard the gatekeepers: does the DMA replicate the unworkable test of regulation 1/2003 to settle conflicts between EU and national laws? CPI Antitrust Chronicle, 2022(Dec II),

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2022) Article 3 of Regulation 1/2003: a historical and empirical account of an unworkable compromise. Working Paper. SSRN. (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4237413).

Eben, M. (2022) 21 for 21: Copyright and Competition Law. [Website]

Barr, K. , Eben, M. and Kretschmer, M. (2022) The re-intermediation of the music industries value chain: market definition, streaming gatekeepers and the control of data. European Intellectual Property Review, 44(6), pp. 317-322.

Eben, M. and Robertson, V. H.S.E. (2022) Digital market definition in the European Union, United States, and Brazil: past, present, and future. Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 18(2), pp. 417-455. (doi: 10.1093/joclec/nhab018)

Bibb, E. and Eben, M. (2022) How to Play Fair: Lessons on Equal Treatment from Google v Commission. [Website]

Barr, K. , Eben, M. and Kretschmer, M. (2022) The Re-Intermediation of the Music Industries Value Chain: Market Definition, Streaming Gatekeepers and the Control of Data. Working Paper. UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre, Glasgow. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6394719).

2021

Eben, M. (2021) The antitrust market does not exist: pursuit of objectivity in a purposive process. Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 17(3), pp. 586-619. (doi: 10.1093/joclec/nhab001)

Eben, M. (2021) Personal data as price in market definition: a brief assessment. CPI Antitrust Chronicle, 2021(Sep II),

Eben, M. and Robertson, V. H.S.E. (2021) The Relevant Antitrust Market in Digital Environments: Brazil, the EU, and the U.S. [Website]

Eben, M. (2021) Gating the Gatekeepers (2): Competition 2.0? [Website]

Eben, M. and Robertson, V. H.S.E. (2021) The Relevant Market Concept in Competition Law and Its Application to Digital Markets: A Comparative Analysis of the EU, US, and Brazil. Working Paper. Graz Law Working Paper, Graz.

Eben, M. (2021) The interpretation of a 'Strategic Market Status': A Response response to the public consultation by the UK Government on 'A new pro-competition regime for digital markets'. Working Paper. CREATe, Glasgow. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5575183).

2020

Eben, M. (2020) Market Definition in EU Competition Law, by Miguel Sousa Ferro. CoRe: European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, 4(4), pp. 333-335. (doi: 10.21552/core/2020/4/15)[Book Review]

2018

Eben, M. (2018) Angela Daly, Private Power, Online Information Flows and EU Law: Mind the Gap. International Data Privacy Law, 8(3), pp. 284-287. (doi: 10.1093/idpl/ipy012)[Book Review]

Eben, M. (2018) Fining Google: a missed opportunity for legal certainty? European Competition Journal, 14(1), pp. 129-151. (doi: 10.1080/17441056.2018.1460973)

Eben, M. (2018) Market definition and free online services: the prospect of personal data as price. I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, 14(2), pp. 227-281.

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 18:45:01 2024 BST.
Jump to: Articles | Book Sections | Book Reviews | Research Reports or Papers | Website
Number of items: 30.

Articles

Eben, M. and Zhu, Y. (2023) Big tech and dominance: an overview of EU and national case law. Concurrences, 115917.

Eben, M. and Reader, D. (2023) Taking aim at innovation-crushing mergers: a killer instinct unleashed? Yearbook of European Law, (doi: 10.1093/yel/yead013) (Early Online Publication)

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2023) Another missed opportunity? Case C-252/21 Meta Platforms v. Bundeskartellamt and the relationship between EU competition law and national laws. Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, (doi: 10.1093/jeclap/lpad047) (Early Online Publication)

, (2023) Gendered misconduct in academia. Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, 14(7), pp. 379-381. (doi: 10.1093/jeclap/lpad048)

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2023) Article 3 of Regulation 1/2003: a historical and empirical account of an unworkable compromise. Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, (doi: 10.1093/jaenfo/jnad037) (Early Online Publication)

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2022) Who should guard the gatekeepers: does the DMA replicate the unworkable test of regulation 1/2003 to settle conflicts between EU and national laws? CPI Antitrust Chronicle, 2022(Dec II),

Barr, K. , Eben, M. and Kretschmer, M. (2022) The re-intermediation of the music industries value chain: market definition, streaming gatekeepers and the control of data. European Intellectual Property Review, 44(6), pp. 317-322.

Eben, M. and Robertson, V. H.S.E. (2022) Digital market definition in the European Union, United States, and Brazil: past, present, and future. Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 18(2), pp. 417-455. (doi: 10.1093/joclec/nhab018)

Eben, M. (2021) The antitrust market does not exist: pursuit of objectivity in a purposive process. Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 17(3), pp. 586-619. (doi: 10.1093/joclec/nhab001)

Eben, M. (2021) Personal data as price in market definition: a brief assessment. CPI Antitrust Chronicle, 2021(Sep II),

Eben, M. (2018) Fining Google: a missed opportunity for legal certainty? European Competition Journal, 14(1), pp. 129-151. (doi: 10.1080/17441056.2018.1460973)

Eben, M. (2018) Market definition and free online services: the prospect of personal data as price. I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, 14(2), pp. 227-281.

Book Sections

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2023) Abuse without dominance and monopolization without monopoly. In: Akman, P., Brook, O. and Stylianou, K. (eds.) Research Handbook on Abuse of Dominance and Monopolization. Series: Research handbooks in competition law series. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 259-281. ISBN 9781839108716 (doi: 10.4337/9781839108723.00023)

Book Reviews

Eben, M. (2024) Negotiating Copyright in the American Theatre: 1856-1951 by Brent Salter, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, xxi + 266 pp., 2022, ISBN 978-1-108-48475-6. Business History, (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2024.2307824)[Book Review] (Early Online Publication)

Eben, M. (2020) Market Definition in EU Competition Law, by Miguel Sousa Ferro. CoRe: European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, 4(4), pp. 333-335. (doi: 10.21552/core/2020/4/15)[Book Review]

Eben, M. (2018) Angela Daly, Private Power, Online Information Flows and EU Law: Mind the Gap. International Data Privacy Law, 8(3), pp. 284-287. (doi: 10.1093/idpl/ipy012)[Book Review]

Research Reports or Papers

Yasar, A. G., Thomas, A., Barr, K. and Eben, M. (2023) Gaming without Frontiers: Copyright and Competition in the Changing Video Game Sector. Working Paper. Zenodo.

Eben, M. , Erickson, K. , Kretschmer, M. , Cifrodelli, G., Li, Z. , Luca, S., Meletti, B. and Schlesinger, P. (2023) Priorities for Generative AI Regulation in the UK: CREATe response to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF). Working Paper. Zenodo. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8319662). (Unpublished)

Brook, O. and Eben, M. (2022) Article 3 of Regulation 1/2003: a historical and empirical account of an unworkable compromise. Working Paper. SSRN. (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4237413).

Barr, K. , Eben, M. and Kretschmer, M. (2022) The Re-Intermediation of the Music Industries Value Chain: Market Definition, Streaming Gatekeepers and the Control of Data. Working Paper. UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre, Glasgow. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6394719).

Eben, M. and Robertson, V. H.S.E. (2021) The Relevant Market Concept in Competition Law and Its Application to Digital Markets: A Comparative Analysis of the EU, US, and Brazil. Working Paper. Graz Law Working Paper, Graz.

Eben, M. (2021) The interpretation of a 'Strategic Market Status': A Response response to the public consultation by the UK Government on 'A new pro-competition regime for digital markets'. Working Paper. CREATe, Glasgow. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5575183).

Website

Eben, M. (2024) The New Market Definition Notice: Embracing Change. [Website]

Eben, M. (2023) A sustainable future: competition law as a tool and a distraction. [Website]

Eben, M. (2023) The Draft Revised Market Definition Notice: The European Commission Brings the Relevant Market Further into the 21st century. [Website]

Thomas, A., Yasar, A. G., Barr, K. and Eben, M. (2023) New Players in the Game? Investigating the Emergence of Cloud Gaming and the Changing Landscape of the Video Game Industry. [Website]

Eben, M. (2022) 21 for 21: Copyright and Competition Law. [Website]

Bibb, E. and Eben, M. (2022) How to Play Fair: Lessons on Equal Treatment from Google v Commission. [Website]

Eben, M. and Robertson, V. H.S.E. (2021) The Relevant Antitrust Market in Digital Environments: Brazil, the EU, and the U.S. [Website]

Eben, M. (2021) Gating the Gatekeepers (2): Competition 2.0? [Website]

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 18:45:01 2024 BST.

Supervision

She always welcomes invitations to collaborate on projects within her research interests.

Current PhD students

Gabriel Murghulia

  • Zhou, Wenyu
    Abusive Conducts of Online Platforms in the Digital Economy: A Comparative Analysis in the EU and China
  • Zhu, Yingying
    A critical analysis of the application of merger control in China and in the European Union to big data

Teaching

Magali is the programme convenor for the International Competition Law and Policy LLM. Details of the programme can be found here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/internationalcompetitionlawpolicy/

Magali convenes courses in competition law. She teaches:

  • Advanced competition law
  • International competition law (US antitrust law, EU competition law)
  • UK competition law
  • European Union law

Professional activities & recognition

Research fellowships

  • 2018 - 2018: American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law International Scholar-in-residence

Professional & learned societies

  • 2019 - 2021: Regional Director (UK), ASCOLA (Academic Society for Competition Law)
  • 2020: International Advisor, Brazilian Institute of Competition and Innovation (IBCI)

Selected international presentations

  • 2020: RadicalxChange conference (Online (USA))
  • 2020: 3rd International Conference of IBCI (Brazilian Institute for Competition and Innovation) (Online (Brazil))
  • 2020: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy briefing talks (Online (India))

Supplementary

  • Regular 'host' of the University of Glasgow's School of Law podcast: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/law/podcast/

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