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Professor Panos Koutrakos quoted in Financial Times – German court calls on ECB to justify bond-buying programme
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George Peretz QC quoted in the Financial Times: Boris Johnson’s efforts to escape EU state aid rules ‘mistaken’
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Flybe bailout – George Peretz QC comments on the State Aid rules issues
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.
The government’s new state aid proposals are the worst of all worlds
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.
28 October – George Peretz QC was interviewed as part of the BBC Radio 4 Analysis series, on State Aid: Brexit, Bailouts and Corporate Bonanzas
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Steven Gee QC featured in fivehundred magazine by The Legal 500
“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 media on Information Commissioner facial recognition case
Gerry Facenna QC quoted in BBC, The Guardian and The Times.
George Peretz QC quoted in The Irish Times: Beneficiaries of NI ‘cash for ash’ scheme may have to repay money
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 – Merricks v Mastercard case featured in The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC and The Lawyer
Paul Harris QC case Merricks v Mastercard was covered by the press including The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC and The Lawyer.