Shepherd and Wedderburn

CDR – regulation and markets.

John is a partner in the regulation and markets practice and has extensive experience across electricity, gas and water markets, developed both in private practice and in house at ScottishPower. He has particular expertise in contractual and regulatory matters in the utility sectors. Since the late 1990s, John has advised on significant utility matters both in the UK and elsewhere, including interconnectors, trading arrangements reforms in the UK and Ireland, , BETTA, Electricity Market Reform, the RIIO-ED1 CMA price control appeals and the introduction of competition into the water industry.  John advises on regulatory and commercial matters more widely including in respect of offshore wind and other major utility and energy projects.   John advises more generally on competition law, including investigations under Competition Act 1998 by the CMA and Ofgem.

Trainee, Wright Johnston and Mackenzie 1996-1998; assistant then associate, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP 1998-2004; solicitor, ScottishPower plc 2004-2007; advocate, Faculty of Advocates 2008-2012; partner (since 2014), Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP 2012 to date.

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Law Society of Scotland.

University of Edinburgh (1995 LLB (Hons); 1996 Diploma of Legal Practice); King’s College, University of London (1999 Post Graduate Diploma in Competition Law).

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