On the 15th January, George Peretz QC spoke with Iain Dale on his LBC 7.00pm programme about the State Aid issues around the Government’s plan to rescue Flybe.
To listen to the programme click here. George Peretz comments just after the news at 7.00pm.
Earlier George Peretz had been interviewed by Evan Davies, on the same topic, for PM at 5.00pm on Radio 4. To listen to the programme click here. George Peretz comments approximately 18 minutes into the programme.
George Peretz QC writes about the government’s new state aid proposals. The article first appeared in Prospect Magazine. An edited version was also published in The Telegraph.
Please click here to listen.
“Back to the Bar”, after five years away, Steven Gee QC explains why he has returned to the independent Bar and what he learnt from operating in the law firm environment.
Please click here to read the magazine, the article is on pages 94 – 97.
Gerry Facenna QC quoted in BBC, The Guardian and The Times.
On 7 May, George Peretz QC gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Northern Ireland Select Committee, which is currently investigating the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme in Northern Ireland. He answered various questions from MPs on the ways in which the State aid rules may apply to the scheme. A brief summary of part of his evidence appears in today’s story in The Irish Times, and a full transcript will be published by the Committee in due course.
Paul Harris QC case Merricks v Mastercard was covered by the press including The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC and The Lawyer.
Melanie Hall QC and Elizabeth Kelsey case SAE Education Ltd v Commissioners of Revenue and Customs featured in The Times Law report on 4th April 2019.
21 March 2019 Peter Oliver was interviewed about the extension of the Article 50 deadline on Sky News, please click here.
On 21 March Peter Oliver was interviewed together with Professor Catherine Barnard on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme (53 minutes in to the programme). In answer to a question from Michal Husain, he said that the Article 50 deadline could be extended until 1 July without the UK holding European elections, but that it would be highly problematic to extend it further.