Author Archives: Kelyn Bacon

GBER FAQs

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Kelyn Bacon

The full version of the GBER FAQs has now been published by the Commission (the previous version included Q&A only for Articles 1 to 35): http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/legislation/practical_guide_gber_en.pdf This full version addresses, in particular, a number of issues in relation to the … Continue reading →

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Slides and handout from Cardiff seminar

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Kelyn Bacon

Our thanks to Eversheds Cardiff for hosting our first ever Welsh seminar yesterday, a very successful and well-attended event. For those who were unable to attend, the consolidated slide set can be downloaded here: Cardiff slides. There was also a handout … Continue reading →

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Handout from banking aid seminar

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Kelyn Bacon

Our thanks to Mayer Brown for hosting last night’s seminar on banking aid litigation, and to Leo Flynn of the Commission for giving a lecture that was erudite, enlightening and entertaining in equal measure. For those who were unable to … Continue reading →

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Judge Vajda lecture at Kings College – 21 March 2016

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Kelyn Bacon

On 21 March 2016 Judge Christopher Vajda of the European Court of Justice, who is the President of UKSALA, will be giving a lecture at King’s College London on the subject of “The recent cases of the CJEU on State … Continue reading →

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Commission finds tax rulings in favour of Fiat and Starbucks to be illegal State aid

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Hot off the press, here is today’s press release from the Commission, announcing negative decisions in relation to tax rulings issued by Luxembourg, in relation to Fiat, and the Netherlands, in relation to Starbucks. The decisions conclude formal investigations that … Continue reading →

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Energy seminar slides

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Many thanks to Oxera for hosting a very interesting and lively seminar on Tuesday evening, on the topical subject of State aid in the energy sector. For those who were unable to attend, here is the final slide deck. UKSALA … Continue reading →

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European Parliament suggests changing recovery rule for sweetheart tax deals

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Thanks very much to Alexander Rose for today’s blog post On 20 July this year, the European Parliament published a draft report setting out recommendations on how to improve European tax systems. As you would expect, several of the recommendations relate … Continue reading →

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BIT arbitration awards and State aid – the Commission’s Micula decision

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

The interface between BIT arbitration awards and the EU State aid rules has never been an easy issue, and it came to the fore in the Micula case. The Commission’s decision in that case was adopted on 30 March 2015, … Continue reading →

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Seminar on State aid in the energy sector, 29 September 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

The first UKSALA seminar of the new term will address the very topical subject of State aid in the energy sector, and will be held on 29 September 2015, at 6pm, at the offices of Oxera in London. The seminar will … Continue reading →

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Commission approves electric charging post investment as compatible State aid

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Thank you to Alexander Rose for this blog post. The European Commission has approved the roll out of €33m of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Netherlands as compatible State aid under Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU. The Green Deal measure … Continue reading →

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