Sean is an associate in the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition, Regulation and Trade Group, based in London. Sean has experience advising clients across a range of UK and EU competition and trade law issues including merger control, competition law compliance, antitrust, subsidy control/State aid and trade compliance. Sean has acted for clients across a range of sectors including : automotive, energy, construction, telecoms and consumer goods.
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On 28 April 2022, the UK’s Subsidy Control Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”). Although the UK’s domestic subsidy control regime now has a statutory footing, most of the Act has not yet entered into force, meaning that the interim regime based on (...)
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Through a pattern of recent enforcement action, the UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has sent a clear message to business : it will not hesitate to hold senior management personally liable for competition law infringements. As a matter of policy the CMA is increasingly determined (...)
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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 (...)
