Competition law eased for some healthcare, supermarket and logistics companies

Apr 3, 2020 | Competition Law

On 27th March 2020, the Government passed emergency legislation to amend UK competition law to help healthcare, grocery and ferry companies maintain the provision of essential goods or services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency legislation, made up of three...

Covid-19 and EU State Aid rules

Apr 2, 2020 | Covid-19

Although the UK has left the EU, in name, at least, it remains bound by the EU’s State Aid rules durig the Transition Period. This means that the Government’s powers to stem the damage to the economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are limited by EU law...

Vivienne Robinson ranked No. 1 for Competition Law

Oct 29, 2018 | Competition Law

Vivienne Robinson has once again been ranked as the leading EU and competition lawyer in East Anglia by the legal publisher Legal 500: “Vivienne Robinson Ltd, which is run by its name partner and sole practitioner Vivienne Robinson and specialises in competition...

New merger clearance thresholds come into force for mergers with a security dimension

Jun 11, 2018 | Merger

On 11 June 2018, the Government made changes to the UK’s merger regime to recognise the growing importance of small British businesses in developing cutting edge technology products with national security applications. The government amended the threshold tests for...

Vivienne Robinson recognised as the top lawyer in East Anglia for EU and competition law

Oct 11, 2017 | Competition Law

We are delighted that, today, The Legal 500 has recognised Vivienne Robinson as the number one lawyer in East Anglia for EU and competition law. Announcing the results of its investigations, The Legal 500 said, “At Vivienne Robinson Ltd, ‘excellent and...