Peter Willis

Solicitor specialising in UK and EU competition and regulatory law, particularly in the energy sector. Occasional inventor and keen walker.

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

@BestForBritain May I clear the above point up?

It is not illegal to seek asylum, however you arrive in a country. There are no "illegal routes" for asylum seekers (Refugee Convention 1951, which we signed).

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@JRnnback @LangridgeAdam @JRnnback the EV's position is certainly consistent with the ACER guidance - see section 2.2.1 of the guidance on markets covered, and the table in section 8.2 on PPATs. Latest edition of REMIT Q&As also mentions REMIT in CRMs. Vey happy to discuss any specific questions.

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@JRnnback @LangridgeAdam Can I offer my services? I know something about REMIT and power markets!

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@LdeAlmei @NOVAunl @JosephinevZeben @NadiaBernaz I’m sure it will go well - you’re such an expert! Best wishes.

[Nigel Gamble @Nigel_Gamble]

If you need to leave the ECHR in order to do be able to do something, then whatever it is you shouldn’t be doing it anyway.

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@GeorgePeretzKC @CentreBrexit George, I admire your patience - critiquing this guff is like trying to explain nuclear fusion to a chihuahua.

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@JoannaMG22 @lawsocgazette I’m a UK-based UK and EU competition lawyer - can I help?

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@StevePeers I was wondering where Gromit figured in all of this. It’s now clear, thanks!

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@PaulGiesbertz1 @EU_Commission Yes, waiting eagerly for this one!

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@catherinebanet @rte_france In GB @NationalGridESO measures football pick-up in terms of kettles for making tea - the record is 1.1m kettles or 2,800 MW in 1990. Not so many kettles this year…

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@AnnMemmott @AutisticDoctor Beyond these fairly clear conclusions of the ET and EAT on the harassment point, there’s a lot on the social worker’s conduct and how her autism featured in her arguments. It’s not my area of law so I can’t comment, but it would be useful to read an informed analysis. 3/3

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@AnnMemmott @AutisticDoctor The fact that the tribunal concluded fairly robustly that the appeals officer’s statement constituted harassment, and that the Employment Appeal Tribunal rejected the Council’s appeal against this finding, may deter employers from raising this argument in future. 2/3

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@stand_for_all Exactly!

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@365Jeffrey @CoasterDavid @timmitwiser @ZoeJardiniere Yes Clause 34 (now section 37 of the Act) is intended to take away refugees’ rights under the Convention by adding the requirement that they should not have “stopped” en route.

[Peter Willis @peterrwillis]

@stand_for_all Yes it would embarrassing for them to have to say “zero”!

[emily m @maitlis]

Worth considering this could be exactly the end game Boris Johnson had in mind when he endorsed a weak candidate he could see would quickly and irredeemably fail.
Whilst it may look like a shambles from the outside, it might just have been playbook politics…