Morris Schonberg is an associate in the Competition, Regulation and Trade Law practice of Herbert Smith Freehills (London offices). Prior to this he was an associate in the EU and Competition practice of White & Case in Brussels. He has experience in a variety of EU law matters, with a particular focus on competition law, state-aid, public procurement and international trade. Morris trained as an English solicitor in the London office of White & Case, gaining experience in litigation, arbitration and finance, in addition to EU law matters. Morris obtained his Bachelor’s degree in law from Cambridge University and studied competition law and European Union business law on his Master’s degree in law (BCL) at Oxford University.
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On 30 June 2021, the UK Government published its much-awaited Subsidy Control Bill. In this update, we explore the key aspects of the proposed UK subsidy control regime. We conclude with five key takeaways. Overview of the UK regime The Subsidy Control Bill establishes a UK subsidy control (...)
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On 5 May 2021, the European Commission (Commission) issued its proposal for a Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the EU market. This follows on from the Commission’s White Paper issued in June 2020 and the extensive public consultation that ensued. The primary objective of this (...)
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The EU State aid regime in its current form ceased to be applicable in the UK as at the end of 31 December 2020, when the Brexit transition period expired. Going forward, State aid or “subsidy control” in the UK will be based on the subsidy control chapter under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation (...)
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On 26 October 2017 the European Commission announced that it had opened a State aid investigation in relation to the UK’s Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules and specifically, the group financing exemption under the rules. Should the Commission conclude that the group financing exemption (...)
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In an unprecedented move, the European Commission has slashed the fine imposed on the ArcelorMittal group for its participation in a pre-stressing steel cartel, by around 80 per cent. On 30 June 2010 the Commission had fined ArcelorMittal, and 16 other producers, a total of around €518.5 (...)
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In a judgment delivered on 3 March 2011 in Cases T-117/07 Areva v European Commission and T-121/07 Alstom v European Commission, the General Court of the European Union (the ‘Court’) the Court confirmed the general rule that when a wholly-owned subsidiary that has infringed competition law is (...)
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The English Court of Appeal has rejected a creative attempt to use existing English civil procedure rules to craft an ‘opt-out’ style class-action. The matter concerned an action for damages arising from the international air freight cartel, in which the European Commission has recently fined (...)
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With the jurisdiction of England and Wales becoming an increasingly popular forum for competition law claims, potential litigants continue to observe with interest how the peculiarities of English civil procedure will be applied in the competition law context. This case concerned the English (...)
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