Professor Suzanne Rab
Professor – Commercial Law (Professional Legal Practice)
Elliott Jaques 005
- Email: suzanne.rab@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266290
Summary
Professor Suzanne Rab is an independent barrister at Serle Court Chambers in London. She combines her barrister practice with her role as Practice Chair in Commercial Law.
Suzanne has wide experience of EU law and competition law matters combining cartel regulation, commercial practices, IP exploitation, merger control, public procurement and State aid.
Suzanne’s practice has a particular focus on the interface between competition law and economic regulation. She advises governments, regulators and businesses across the regulated sectors including in the communications, energy, financial services, healthcare/ pharmaceuticals, TMT and water sectors.
Suzanne has significant experience of advising on the development, implementation and application of new competition laws and regulatory regimes in line with international best practices, including in emerging markets.
In private practice as a solicitor for 15 years prior to joining the bar, she has held positions at magic circle and leading international antitrust practices. Most recently she was an antitrust partner with a leading US practice. She has also held the role of director at PricewaterhouseCoopers working within its strategy, economics and forensics teams.
Qualifications
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1997 |
Diploma in Law, College of Law, London, UK |
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1996 |
Bachelor of Civil Law, Oxford University (Oriel College), Oxford, UK (specialising in Competition Law, Intellectual Property, Evidence and Conflict of Laws) |
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1995/2001 |
Jurisprudence (BA/MA), Oxford University (Oriel College), Oxford, UK (First Class) |
Newest selected publications
Malinauskaite, J. and Rab, S. (2024) 'Consumer Protection in the UK Energy Sector', in Soliman Hunter, T., Kraśniewski, M., Malinauskaite, J. and Czarnecka, M. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Consumer Protection and Behaviour in Energy Markets. Abingdon : Routledge. pp. 81 - 93. ISBN 10: 1-003-37588-X. ISBN 13: 978-1-032-45201-2. Open Access Link
Rab, S. (2024) 'Supremacy of EU Law and the Brexit Acquis', in Clifton, M-J., Rab, S. and Scorey, D. (eds.) Building Bridges in European and Human Rights Law: Essays in Honour and Memory of Paul Heim CMG. London : Hart Publishing. pp. 211 - 234. ISBN 10: 1-5099-5260-8. ISBN 13: 978-1-5099-5258-8.
Clifton, M-J., Rab, S. and Scorey, D. (2024) 'Introducing Paul Heim', in Clifton, M-J., Rab, S. and Scorey, D. (eds.) Building Bridges in European and Human Rights Law: Essays in Honour and Memory of Paul Heim CMG. London : Hart Publishing. pp. 3 - 6. ISBN 10: 1-5099-5260-8. ISBN 13: 9781509952588.
Clifton, M-J., Rab, S. and Scorey, D. (2024) 'Building Bridges in European and Human Rights Law: Essays in Honour and Memory of Paul Heim CMG'. London: Hart Publishing. ISSN 10: 1-5099-5261-6 ISSN 13: 978-1-5099-5258-8
Rab, S. (2022) 'Legal Education and Legal Profession During and Beyond COVID-19. Studying Law During the COVID-19 Pandemic', in Raj Kumar, C. and Sreejith, SG. (eds.) Legal Education and Legal Profession During and After COVID-19. Singapore : Springer. pp. 71 - 105. ISBN 10: 981-19-2568-2. ISBN 13: 978-981-19-2567-2.