DT Economics welcomes David Vincent as Senior Advisor. David is an econometrician and economic consultant with 23 years of experience in econometric modelling for damages assessment and counterfactual analysis, and an MSc with distinction from the University of Southampton. He has worked at Deloitte, Ernst & Young and HP Consulting, and is a member of the UK Stata Conference Scientific Committee. His expertise in cost efficiency modelling for regulated industries is directly

On 10 March 2026, the CMA submitted its final determinations in the PR24 water redeterminations to Ofwat, concluding the statutory 12-month process. The full report was published on 26 March 2026. The CMA confirmed £463 million in additional revenue for the five disputing companies - Anglian, Northumbrian, South East, Southern and Wessex - for the AMP8 control period 2025 to 2030, representing 17% of what the companies had requested. The allowed rate of return for the appoint

DT Economics Managing Partner David Thomas, acting as a Settlement Decision Maker for the Payment Systems Regulator, has issued a Decision Notice fining Bank of Ireland UK £3,779,300 for failing to implement Confirmation of Payee (CoP) by the required deadline. CoP is an account name-checking service designed to protect customers from authorised push payment fraud - where criminals pose as legitimate organisations to trick people into transferring money - and from misdirected

DT Economics is pleased to welcome Tim Keyworth as Senior Advisor. Tim is a regulatory economist with 30 years of experience across energy, water, health, payments, telecoms and aviation regulation, including service as Chief Economist at Oftel. He has extensive experience of CMA regulatory appeals and market investigations, including the PR24 water redeterminations and RIIO-2, and has given evidence to the UK High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the House of Lords

DT Economics is delighted to welcome William Webb as Senior Advisor. William is one of the UK's foremost authorities on spectrum policy and wireless technology, having served as Head of Research and Development at Ofcom and as President of the Weightless Special Interest Group. Widely published in the field, William brings a unique combination of technical depth and regulatory policy experience. His expertise is particularly relevant to disputes and regulatory matters involvi

DT Economics welcomes David Gough as Senior Advisor. David is Director of DG Regulatory Finance Ltd and brings over 25 years of experience advising regulators and regulated companies across water, energy, transport and communications on regulatory accounting, cost allocation and price control matters. Earlier in his career, David held senior regulatory finance roles at BT. He has since advised Ofcom, Ofgem, the CAA and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in Ireland, as

DT Economics is pleased to welcome Tom James as Senior Advisor. A chartered accountant and economist with over 35 years in regulatory finance and telecoms costing, Tom was formerly Head of Regulatory Finance at BT Group, where he led the team responsible for regulatory reporting and cost allocation across BT's network businesses. Tom's deep understanding of regulatory accounting frameworks and his experience engaging with Ofcom on costing and pricing matters make him a valuab

David Thomas and Sean Kennedy attended the SAMENA Leaders Summit in Dubai on 26 May 2025. Sean Kennedy moderated a panel on strategic pathways for sustainable growth in digital economies across the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia. The discussion covered digital transformation across the SAMENA region, with a particular focus on the emergence of digital economies in South-East Asia, evolving consumer preferences, the role of AI-driven personalisation, and the imp

The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) independent inquiry group (which includes DT Economics partner, David Thomas) has published...

DT Economics is pleased to welcome Thierry Levenq as Senior Advisor. Thierry brings over 30 years of experience in telecoms and TMT investment banking, with a background spanning M&A, equity capital markets and corporate finance at ABN AMRO, RBS and KPMG. His expertise in corporate finance and transaction valuation adds an important dimension to the DT Economics expert panel, particularly for investment treaty claims and disputes where company or asset valuation is central to

The Financial Reporting Council has published the final report from its market study into the assurance of sustainability reporting, following a study launched in March 2024. DT Economics Managing Partner David Thomas served on the FRC's steering group for the study. The study found that while the UK's market for sustainability assurance is functioning well, there are concerns over quality consistency amid growing demand. The FRC identified three recommended actions to suppor

Sean Kennedy, DT Economics Partner and Chief Operating Officer, presented at the Communications and Regulatory Authority (CRA) workshop in Doha in October 2024 to kick off the review of Qatar's ICT Competition Framework. Sean set out DT Economics' approach to the review alongside. The review will draw on international best practice in telecoms market assessment and competition analysis, and will be aligned with the CRA's broader strategic objectives for the sector. Commenting

DT Economics welcomes Thomas Hain as Senior Advisor. Thomas is a regulatory accounting and ICT policy specialist with over 20 years' experience in telecoms, including eight years advising the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain. His expertise in regulatory accounting frameworks and cost modelling, combined with extensive World Bank work across Africa and the Middle East, gives DT Economics particular depth in developing markets. As a native French speaker, Thom

DT Economics is pleased to welcome Eannán Monaghan to the team as a consultant economist. Eannán brings experience in competition economics, with a background supporting expert witnesses in litigation across telecoms, pharmaceuticals, digital platforms, transport and financial markets. Sean Kennedy, Partner and Chief Operating Officer, said: "Eannán's skills and experience are a strong addition to our growing team. We look forward to working with him across our disputes, regu

DT Economics is pleased to welcome Dr Ian Corden as Senior Advisor. Ian brings over 30 years of experience at the intersection of telecoms engineering, IT systems, cloud services and security, with expert appointments in the UK, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Ian has held senior roles at PwC LLP London UK, Coopers & Lybrand LLP, PA Consulting, Oracle, Bell Labs, and Nokia, and holds a visiting professorship at the University of Surrey. His combination of deep technic

The DT Economics team hosted a celebratory party with around 100 people comprising fellow professionals, friends, colleagues, clients and suppliers. Many thanks for all those that were able to attend, especially those that travelled to London for the event. It was super to catch up with so many familiar faces.

DT Economics welcomes Nick Fookes as Senior Advisor. Nick is a telecoms, media and technology specialist with over 30 years of international experience across 50+ countries, covering spectrum valuation and auctions, network and infrastructure sharing, M&A and public policy advocacy. He has led spectrum advisory assignments underpinning multi billion-dollar investment decisions and has guided operators through major transactions including the Virgin Media and Telefónica UK mer

DT Economics has been appointed to ComReg's advisory panels for economics, statistics and finance. The appointment follows a competitive tender process and places DT Economics on ComReg's framework for expert advisory support across the telecoms and postal sectors in Ireland. Sean Kennedy leads DT Economics' engagement with ComReg.

Adobe has announced that it will abandon its proposed $20bn acquisition of Figma following the CMA's provisional findings that the deal would harm competition in product design tools and interactive product prototyping tools. The CMA's independent inquiry group, of which DT Economics partner David Thomas was a member, provisionally found that the merger would give rise to substantial lessening of competition. Further details are available on the CMA's dedicated case page.

Mr Justice Roth has handed down judgment in Phones 4U Limited (in administration) v EE Limited and Ors ([2023] EWHC 2826 (Ch)), one of The Lawyer's Top 20 Cases of 2022, following an 11-week trial in the Chancery Division. DT Economics partner David Thomas acted as expert economist for the claimant. The case concerned allegations that EE, Vodafone and O2/Telefonica had colluded to terminate their supply agreements with Phones 4U, the UK's largest independent mobile phone reta