Annalies Muscat

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with European Studies – University of Malta
• Doctor of Laws (LLD) - University of Malta
• Master of Law with a specialisation in Commercial Law (LLM) - University of Cambridge
• Warrant to exercise the profession of advocate in Malta

Annalies Muscat obtained the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2007 and the Doctor of Laws (LLD) in 2010, both from the University of Malta.  From 2008 to 2010 she was a legal intern with a commercial law firm in Malta.  In 2010 she was also a research assistant within the Department of Public Laws at the University of Malta.  Annalies continued her studies at the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded the Master of Law (LLM) degree in 2011 with a First Class classification.  The same year she was also admitted to the Maltese bar. 

After completing her studies, Annalies joined Mamo TCV Advocates in September 2011 as an associate, where she practices commercial law, in particular competition law.  Annalies was promoted to senior associate in January 2016.  She is also a casual lecturer (teaching associate) at the Faculty of Laws within the University of Malta, where she lectures in competition and consumer law.

PhD title

The treatment of dominant undertakings in EU competition law: time for a new approach?

Supervisors

Professor Anthony Arnull and Dr Gulara Guliyeva

Course

Law PhD / PhD by Distance Learning / MPhil / MJur

The aim of my research is to analyse whether the treatment of dominant undertakings under EU competition law, specifically in small markets, needs to be re-examined, and in particular whether the interpretation and application of Article 102 TFEU needs to be re-evaluated because it is prohibiting pro-competitive conduct.  In order to determine how the competition rules contained in the TFEU apply to small geographic markets and specifically to small Member States, particular attention is given to the application of the EU competition rules in Malta, which is used as a case study.

• Speaker at conference organized by the Chamber of Advocates, Malta and the Department of Commercial Law, University of Malta on ‘Recent Developments and Challenges in Consumer Law and Consumer Protection in Malta and the EU’.  Title: ‘The Consumer Rights Regulations: something old, something new’ (6 February 2015)
• Speaker at the Annual Consumer Law and Policy Conference, Valletta, Malta (March 2016, March 2017, March 2018)

Web profiles:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/annalies-muscat-61245247/
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Annalies_Azzopardi