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Yasmin Arshed

Jacobs (Glasgow)

Senior Commercial Manager

Yasmin Arshed qualified as a solicitor in the Oil & Gas/Corporate Department at Maclay Murray & Spens LLP. She trained with the firm and qualified in August 2008. Since her time at Maclays she spent two years working as European In-House Counsel for Dart Energy (Europe) Limited specialising in onshore unconventional gas in Europe and in particular, in the UK. She currently works as part of the commercial team at Jacobs U.K. Limited which is an international professional consultancy firm that specialises in a number of industries including, power, energy and utilities. She previousely was part of the legal team at Jacobs. She graduated from Law at Glasgow University and holds an LLM in Public Law from UCL which specialised in the regulation of the UK gas industry. She is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi and has a basic grasp of Arabic. Yasmin has a keen interest in the energy, power and utility sectors in the UK and has worked on North Sea and oil and gas international transactions, UK and international energy, power and utility projects with her current employer, Jacobs.

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24946 Bulletin

Yasmin Arshed The UK Ofgem issue proposals to open up the UK electricity market

17 July 2013 110

Ofgem have issued proposals to open up the electricity market to effective competition, establishing a more level playing field so independent suppliers can compete effectively with the big six suppliers. The Big Six The ‘big six’ energy suppliers in Britain are generally taken to be Britain’s (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM agrees a EUR 3.4 M package with energy operator after it was found to have breached its reporting obligations under the Government’s carbon emissions reduction target (CERT) programme (E.ON)

9 July 2013 76

Ofgem has agreed a £3 million package with E.ON after it was found to have breached its reporting obligations under the Government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) programme. The Breach and Ofgem’s Investigation Under the Government’s CERT programme, large energy suppliers are required (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM fines £10,5 million an energy supplier for numerous breaches of its obligations relating to telephone, in-store and doorstep sales activities (SSE)

3 April 2013 184

Ofgem published its intention to fine SSE £10.5 million for numerous breaches of its obligations relating to telephone, in-store and doorstep sales activities. The level of fine reflects the seriousness and duration of breaches, the likely substantial harm that they have caused and the likely (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM secures £1.7 M for consumers following energy company’s error (E.ON)

27 November 2012 91

Ofgem has secured a commitment from E.ON to pay back around £1.4 million to approximately 94,000 consumers who were incorrectly charged exit fees or overcharged following price rises. Background E.ON has made these payments in recognition of failings against licence obligations. Under Ofgem (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM publishes plans to deliver a simpler, clearer, and fairer energy market for consumers

19 October 2012 121

Ofgem is currently considering plans for a package of simpler, clearer and fairer measures to radically improve the competitiveness of the household energy market. This follows a commitment to tackle problems of tariff complexity, poor supplier behaviour and lack of transparency which it (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM closes investigation of an electricity producer over a potential breach of the consumer protection from the unfair trading regulations 2008 (EDF Energy)

16 August 2011 384

Ofgem investigated a fault with the operation of EDF‘s Interactive Voice Response (“IVR”) telephone system and its interface with EDF‘s billing system which resulted in some customers who provided their own meter readings through the IVR system being overcharged or undercharged. Background EDF‘s (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Energy Regulator minds to impose £2 million revenue penalty on an electric distribution network operator (EDF Energy Networks)

7 June 2010 594

Energy regulator Ofgem is consulting on imposing a £2 million revenue penalty on EDF Energy Networks following an independent audit into the company’s handling of a power cut in the Dartford area of London last year. The incident affected 94,000 customers, many for more than 24 hours. Background (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Energy Regulator announces that an electricity producer makes payments of £200,000 to two consumer organisations following investigation (EDF Energy/Money Advice Trust - Citizens Advice)

1 June 2010 749

EDF Energy has made payments of £200,000 to the Money Advice Trust and to a Citizens Advice led scheme after a finding by the energy regulator, Ofgem, that the company had breached new regulations setting standards for handling customer complaints. Background The regulator brought in new rules (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Court of Appeal supports OFGEM’s decision against the national grid’s metering case (National Grid)

23 February 2010 1238

Ofgem welcomes the Court of Appeal’s ruling that National Grid breached the law and acted anti-competitively in the domestic gas metering market, endorsing Ofgem’s findings in April 2008. Background Shortly after the domestic gas metering market was opened to competition, National Grid struck (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM inquires into pre-pay energy meters’ alleged overcharges still occurring despite introduction of new market rules (National Housing Federation)

28 September 2009 1506

Five of the big six energy suppliers are still overcharging customers using pre-pay meters, despite new Ofgem rules, the National Housing Federation (the “NHF”) says. The New Measures Energy regulator Ofgem delivered a set of measures on 21st September 2009 which was aimed at making the market (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK OFGEM fines an electricity distributor £ 2 M for poor customer service on network connections (EDF Energy)

24 July 2009 1423

Energy regulator Ofgem is to fine EDF Energy Networks £2 million for failing to meet statutory timescales for providing offers to customers requesting a connection to its electricity networks. The enforcement action is the latest demonstration of Ofgem’s readiness to use its powers to penalise (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, following an Ofgem investigation, inflicts a fine to gas and electricity suppliers for breach of their licences concerning mis-selling (Npower)

22 December 2008 1572

Background Following media reports (in the Sunday Times) and a referral by energywatch of a number of complaints regarding mis-selling by the Npower Group (Npower Limited - electrical supply; Npower Gas Limited - gas supply; Npower Northern Limited - electricity and gas supply; Npower (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets responds to the Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy consultation on measures to deliver 15% renewable energy by 2020

3 October 2008 1679

Background Tackling the effects of climate change is one of the most significant global challenges the UK currently face. The energy sector is responsible for around 44% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, and therefore has a considerable role to play in meeting this challenge. The (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets reviews the use of biodiesel for generating electricity under the renewables obligations (Biodiesel, glycerol and the Renewables Obligation)

3 September 2008 2189

Summary The UK Government’s aim is that renewable energy will make an increasing contribution to energy supplies in the UK, with renewable energy playing a key role in the wider climate change programme. Background The Renewables Obligation (“RO”) is concerned with the generation of electricity (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority finds that the network operator has abused its dominant position in the market for the provision and maintenance of domestic-sized gas meters (National Grid)

21 February 2008 2449

Summary The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (‘the Authority’) finds that, National Grid (‘NG’) has abused its dominant position in the market for the provision and maintenance of domestic-sized gas meters. Background NG rents gas meters to domestic gas suppliers that are required to (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority closes a case on non-compliance with electricity distribution licences (EDF Energy Networks)

13 July 2007 3738

Background In the e-Competitions November 2006-I Bulletin, we provided a case note on Ofgem’s decision to accept SP Manweb’s commitments to put in place procedures when subcontracting the non-contestable design to Core pursuant to section 31A(2) of the Competition Act 1998. The commitments (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority accepts the former gas incumbent’s practices for re-contracting switching customers (British Gas Trading)

17 April 2007 2676

Ofgem, 17 April 2007, Decision in relation to the appeal raised by British Gas Trading Ltd (BGT) against the Master Registration Agreement (MRA) Forum decision upholding the MRA Executive Committee (MEC) determination dated 25 July 2006, that BGT is in breach of Clause 38.1 of the MRA (...)

Yasmin Arshed The UK Ofgem accepts commitments following a complaint from an Independent Connection’s Provider against anti-competitive conditions of electricity connection services (SP Manweb)

27 October 2005 4167

In October 2002, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) received a complaint from an Independent Connection’s Provider (ICP) alleging that SP Manweb, which is wholly owned by Scottish Power UK plc Group, had engaged in anti-competitive behaviour when providing non-contestable (...)