Shepherd and Wedderburn

Jamie is a specialist in the regulation of the energy and utility sectors. He also advises on public law, subsidy control and competition law. He advises across a full range of regulatory interactions.

Jamie brings significant experience from his time working as Head of Legal for the Systems and Enforcement functions at the energy regulator Ofgem, where he handled high-profile and complex regulatory matters at a time of significant change for the energy sector.

During this time, Jamie was responsible for advising on and delivering work across Ofgem’s functions, including network regulation, wholesale markets and retail markets. This included leading Ofgem’s input into significant pieces of primary legislation, advising on policy decisions, conducting investigations and defending decisions in regulatory appeals and judicial review. His advice included the design and delivery of subsidy and incentive schemes for low carbon technologies, grid connection, charging reform, energy pricing, market and connections reform, international sanctions, Contracts for Difference, and the Capacity Market. Jamie also led on the implementation of cyber-security measures throughout the regulated energy market.

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