State aid in the Financial Sector

Speakers: Elizabeth O’Neill, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

Dr. Adrian Yeo, Treasury Legal Advisors, HM Treasury

Isabel Taylor, Slaughter and May

The UK State Aid Law Association (UKSALA), in association with Slaughter and May, would like to invite you to an evening seminar on State aid in the financial sector. The lecture will be followed by drinks and canapés.

Our aim is to look at both the experience of the UK in handling bank restructuring cases in the financial crisis, and at the possible future role of public funding in the financial sector in the form of State aid to development banks. Our experienced speakers will cover the following topics:

• Background and legal context for the restructuring of banks in the financial crisis and overview over the legal framework for development banks

• Responding to businesses in crisis: the UK experience of handling negotiations with the European Commission in bank restructuring cases

• Development banks: emerging Commission policy on State aid to development banks in the context of the UK’s experience with the Green Investment Bank

As always, the event is free, and feel free to invite colleagues who may be interested.  To register, or for more information, please e-mail events@slaughterandmay.com: please indicate if you have particular dietary requirements or if your mobility is restricted.