Past Events

Joint Kings College London and UKSALA Senior Practitioner seminar Panel: Alain Alexis, Head of Unit, State Aids Transport, European Commission; Josh Holmes, Monckton Chambers; and Niamh McCarthy, Head of Competition Law, International Airlines Group Strand Campus, King's College London To register for the seminar, please click here CPD accredited

Joint Kings College London and UKSALA Senior Practitioner seminar Panel: Elisabetta Righini, European Commission and Visiting Professor at King's College London; and George Peretz, Monckton Chambers The Moot Court, Dickson Poon School of Law, Somerset House East Wing, King's College London To register for the seminar please click here CPD accredited

This seminar, held by UKSALA in association with Burges Salmon, will review the latest developments in this field, including the new de minimis Regulation, the Commission's final proposals for the new GBER, and the recently published draft guidance on the notion of State aid. Speakers will also provide practical advice on how to deal with State aid issues when granting aid to SMEs, charities and not-for-profit organisations. The speakers will include Joseph Barrett (11 Kings Bench Walk), Alan Bates (Monckton…

A joint Kings College London - UKSALA seminar on the cinema State aid rules. Panel: Elisabetta Righini - Member of VP Alumunia cabinet, European Commission Johannes Rexin - Heimatfilm Marc Missonier - Fidelite Films Dr Jose Buendia - Partner, Garrigues In the chair: Kelyn Bacon QC - Brick Court Chambers River Room, Strand Campus, King's College London The seminar will be followed by a drinks reception CPD accredited. Please register your place here

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

This seminar will be chaired by the President of UKSALA, Judge Christopher Vajda, and will discuss notable recent developments in State aid litigation the UK courts and the courts of other Member States. Particular topics will include the Eventech case (see previous post), the Coventry FC case (see previous post), damages actions against the State, economics in State aid litigation, and some comments on State aid cases in the Italian courts. Panel: Kelyn Bacon QC - Brick Court Chambers George…

This half day seminar in Edinburgh will be the first UKSALA event in Scotland, and is being hosted by the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. It will be chaired by Sir David Edward, former judge of the European Court, and subsequently a judge of the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland. Final programme: 1.30pm Registration 2pm Introductory remarks by Sir David Edward 2.10pm Michael Howlin QC (Faculty of Advocates) - What is State Aid? 2.40pm James Wolffe QC (Dean of…