Jessica Staples

Senior Counsel, Slaughter and May

Year qualified:

2016 – Solicitor – England and Wales
2012 – Attorney and notary public of the High Court of South Africa

Jessica joined the Slaughter and May Competition Group in 2015, before which she practised in the competition department of a leading South African law firm advising on mergers and behavioural matters across Africa. Since joining Slaughter and May, Jessica has advised clients on a range of EU and UK competition law matters including mergers and acquisitions, antitrust investigations, and competition litigation.

Jessica also spent a year on secondment at Google, where she advised the business on general compliance issues and various national investigations.

Contributed to

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RIIO-2 Energy Network Price Controls—the evolving position

Practice notes

This Practice Note summarises the position on the ‘RIIO-2’ Great Britain energy network company price controls due to apply from 2021. It complements our suite of content on existing energy price control mechanisms and energy network companies and is updated as the RIIO-2 position evolves. It includes coverage of RIIO-2 for National Grid and for GB’s other electricity transmission, gas distribution and electricity distribution companies. It also considers the need for a bespoke price control regime for National Grid Electricity System Operator Limited (NGESO), as the GB electricity system operator (ESO), following National Grid’s split.

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