Dr Philip Williams

Chairman, Frontier Economics
Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne

 

 

Relevant qualifications and honours

• TM Ec Monash University (1973)
• Phd London School of Economics (1977)

Relevant work history and Committee involvement

• 2002-present - Frontier Economics
• Current - Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
• Current - Member, Trade Practices Committee of the Law Council of Australia
• Adviser to ACCC, NCC, NZCC and leading law firms in Australia and New Zealand
• 1988-2002 - Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne (Professor of Law and Economics)
• 1978-1988 - Economics Department, University of Melbourne
• 1973-1977 - PhD Student, London School of Economics
• 1970-1973 - Tutor, Department of Economics, Monash University

Expert evidence

• Dr Williams has provided expert evidence in a number of high profile competition law cases, including:
  • ACCC v Australian Abalone
  • The C7 case (for News)
  • ACCC v Leahy Petroleum (2004) ATPR 41-999
  • ACCC v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Limited (2002) ATPR (Diegest) 46-215
  • Stirling Harbour Services v Bunbury Port Authority (2000) ATPR 41-752
  • Davids Holdings v Attorney-General (1994) 49 FCR 211
  • Queenlsand Wire Industries Pty Ltd v The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd (1989) 167 CLR 177
• More information about cases in which Dr Williams has advised or given expert evidence can be found in the AER Profile

Relevant publications

Books

• Frances Hanks and Philip Williams (eds), Trade Practices Ac: A twenty-five year stocktake (Federation Press, 2001)

Articles

• Philip Williams and Graeme Woodbridge, 'Antitrust Merger Policy: Lessons from the Australian Experience',
  NBER Working Paper Series, Vol w9600 (2003), available for purchase from SSRN
• Philip Williams, 'Melway Publishing Pty Ltd v Robert Hicks Pty Ltd' [2001] MULR 27; (2001) 25 Melbourne University Law Review 831

Conference papers / Speeches

• View Frontier Economics Publication Page

More forthcoming