Events Calendar

Shirley Playfair Lecture 2012

Shirley Playfair Lecture 2011

On September 13, 2011, the FTC hosted its 12^th lecture in the Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture Series, under the theme “Coordinating to Compete:  Limitations in the Motor Vehicle Insurance Market.

The main speaker was Mr. Harold Wong, Senior Manager – Underwriting of Advantage General Insurance Company, who was joined on a panel by Mr. Leon Anderson, Deputy Executive Director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Mr. Cedric Stephens, Insurance Consultant.  Miss Wendy Duncan, Legal Officer of the FTC, presented on several key highlights and issues that are raised in the FTC’s ongoing study of the motor vehicle insurance market.  The panel fielded questions from the audience in the discussion segment that was moderated by Commissioner Emile Leiba.  (more…)

Shirley Playfair Lecture

Shirley Playfair Lecture 2010

The Shirley Playfair Lecture Series is an Annual Lecture which focuses on Competition Law and Policy and seeks to facilitate healthy discussions on competition in a public forum. It was held for the first time in September 2000 to honour the life and work of Mrs. Shirley Playfair, who died tragically while serving in the capacity of the first Chairman of Jamaica’s Competition Agency, the Fair Trading Commission. (more…)

Shirley Playfair Lecture 2009

The Shirley Playfair Lecture Series is an Annual Lecture which focuses on Competition Law and Policy and seeks to facilitate healthy discussions on competition in a public forum. It was held for the first time in September 2000 to honour the life and work of Mrs. Shirley Playfair, who died tragically while serving in the capacity of the first Chairman of Jamaica’s Competition Agency, the Fair Trading Commission. (more…)

Symposium : Facilitating Competition Through Effective Adjudication and Enforcement

Facilitating Competition Through Effective Adjudication and Enforcement

On July 16, 2009, the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) hosted a Symposium that focused on the optimal legal structure that will ensure procedurally sound adjudication of anti-competitive conduct.

Following Opening Remarks from Mr. David Miller, Executive Director, Miss Wendy Duncan, Legal Officer, provided a background and overview of the relevant issues. (more…)

Shirley Playfair Lecture 2008

The Shirley Playfair Lecture Series is an Annual Lecture which focuses on Competition Law and Policy and seeks to facilitate healthy discussions on competition in a public forum. It was held for the first time in September 2000 to honour the life and work of Mrs. Shirley Playfair, who died tragically while serving in the capacity of the first Chairman of Jamaica’s Competition Agency, the Fair Trading Commission.

THE NINTH Lecture in the Shirley Playfair Lecture Series was presented by Mr. Joseph G. Krauss, attorney-at-law, of the US Law firm Hogan & Hartson, on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at the Knutsford Court Hotel. (more…)

Shirley Playfair Lecture 2007

The Shirley Playfair Lecture Series is an Annual Lecture which focuses on Competition Law and Policy and seeks to facilitate healthy discussions on competition in a public forum. It was held for the first time in September 2000 to honour the life and work of Mrs. Shirley Playfair, who died tragically while serving in the capacity of the first Chairman of Jamaica’s Competition Agency, the Fair Trading Commission.

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