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UKSALA first webinar on the BEIS subsidy control consultation: recording now online

Posted on March 19, 2021 by gperetz

For anyone who missed the first of the two UKSALA webinars on the BEIS consultation paper on a new UK subsidy control regime, a recording is now available here. Details of the second event, on Monday 22 March at 5pm, … Continue reading →

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The Power to Get it Wrong by Dr Stephen Daly (King’s College London)

Posted on March 11, 2021 by gperetz

The assumption underlying competition (and antitrust) rules is that competition is good. As interventions by the State may create distortions to competition, then they are to be governed. Thus, State aid rules regulate the assistance that governments may provide to … Continue reading →

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UKSALA discussions on the future of UK subsidy control

Posted on March 3, 2021 by gperetz

The Government’s consultation paper “Subsidy control: Designing a new approach for the UK” sets out its ambition for a new subsidy control regime that addresses the specific needs of the UK economy whilst also meeting the UK’s international commitments (including, … Continue reading →

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UK Government launches consultation on new Subsidy Control rules

Posted on February 4, 2021 by gperetz

By Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose, Partners, DWF Law LLP       The UK Government has launched a public consultation to consider and inform the further development of its ambitious new Subsidy Control regime.   The consultation is open from 3 … Continue reading →

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Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the UK’s new subsidy control regime – by James Webber (partner, Shearman & Sterling)

Posted on January 27, 2021 by gperetz

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) represents a deregulation of subsidy control in Great Britain on a massive scale.  Under a new reformed regime, the UK can: simplify and speed up approvals for productivity-enhancing projects, helping to attract globally mobile … Continue reading →

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EU Commission issues “Notice to Stakeholders” on Brexit and State aid

Posted on January 21, 2021 by gperetz

On 18 January, the Commission issued a Notice to Stakeholders setting out its view of the current legal position in relation to Brexit and State aid. (The Notice is not, I think, to be found anywhere on the DG Comp … Continue reading →

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Good Law Project challenge to regulations purporting to remove State aid rules

Posted on January 4, 2021 by gperetz

The Good Law Project – a non-profit membership organisation that brings public interest litigation – has sent a letter before claim to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy challenging the Government’s decision to use secondary legislation under the … Continue reading →

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New UK subsidy regime – where are we now?

Posted on December 30, 2020 by gperetz

Two recent blogs on this site (here and here) have described the subsidy control provisions in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to which the current UK government signed up on Christmas Eve. Those obligations bite on 1 January 2021: … Continue reading →

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The subsidy control provisions of the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement: a framework for a new UK domestic subsidy regime – by George Peretz QC

Posted on December 30, 2020 by gperetz

The provisions of the (draft) UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the “Agreement”) that govern subsidy control (Title XI, Chapter three, starting at page 184) are unprecedented in comparison with other free trade agreements.  They impose significant constraints on UK policy towards public … Continue reading →

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UK Subsidy Control: how will public funding change now the UK has taken back control of State aid regulation? By Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose, DWF Law

Posted on December 30, 2020 by gperetz

After much fanfare the UK has agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) with the EU which, subject to ratification, allows for zero tariff, zero quota trade between the two blocs with effect from 1 January 2021.  One of … Continue reading →

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