UK Government responds to consultation on refining the UK subsidy control regime
Government & Business
Legal Director
Jamie Dunne
Jamie Dunne is an experienced competition, procurement and subsidy control lawyer, and also advises a range of public, private and third sector clients on public law and regulatory matters including statutory interpretation, vires issues and information law. He joined Brodies from a leading international law firm and has also spent time on secondment to the public sector. His focus is on advising on technically complex matters in a clear, understandable and useful way.
Jamie regularly advises on contentious and non-contentious public procurement matters, subsidy control and State aid, merger control issues (including CMA and European Commission clearance processes), competition damages actions and competition compliance. He has a particular interest in sectors subject to economic regulation, including energy, water, telecoms, rail, ports and airports, financial services, housing and health services, and further and higher education.
Living Brodies' values
Jamie is a passionate advocate for diversity, equal access and inclusion both in the legal profession and beyond.
Key highlights
- Convener of the Law Society's Competition Law committee and Scottish Competition Forum steering group member.
- Tutor in public law at Edinburgh University since 2010 and in EU law since 2013.
- Substantial secondment experience at a major economic and competition regulator, including drafting subordinate legislation and guidance.
Rankings
- Jamie is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in public procurement law.
- Jamie is listed as an Associate to Watch in competition law and local government law in Chambers UK 2025.
- Legal 500 2025 ranks Jamie as a Leading Associate in EU & competition law and local government law.
Jamie Dunne is an exceptional senior associate who provides succinct legal advice on complex and developing areas of law. He is able to get to the nub of the issue quickly and is clearly an expert in his field.
Legal 500 UK 2025
He is a first-class operator who gets to grips with the salient details of a matter quickly. He provides succinct advice and his knowledge of the public sector is extensive.
Chambers UK 2025
He's extremely approachable, happy to chat any time and his knowledge of the law is excellent. He's more than willing to go the extra mile, chatting issues through and exploring other angles.
Chambers UK 2025
Jamie Dunne has been fantastic and is very knowledgeable in these areas. He has given outstanding feedback in really difficult and boring area of the law, which he made really come alive.
Chambers UK 2025
