Author Archives: Kelyn Bacon

Publication of Commission decision in the British Aggregates case

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

A public version of the Commission’s decision in the British Aggregates case, following the annulment of the previous decision, has finally been published on the Commission’s website (though not yet in the OJ). The decision was adopted on 27 March … Continue reading →

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State aid and infrastructure slides

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

For those who were unable to attend last week’s joint seminar with PEBA on State aid and infrastructure, here are the slides. AH state aid infrastructure slides AR state aid infrastructure slides PE state aid infrastructure slides

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Songwriters and State resources – today’s judgment in the BASCA case

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

In today’s judgment in the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills case, Green J allowed the application for judicial review of the new section 28B of the Copyright, Designs and … Continue reading →

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Final Commission decision in aggregates case

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

The European Commission has, today, adopted its long-awaited decision on the UK aggregates levy, following a formal investigation that commenced in July 2013. (See previous blog posts for earlier events in this saga, which dates back to 2002.) The decision … Continue reading →

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University of Sussex seminar on Competition and Public Procurement

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Professor Erika Szyszczak has sent us the details of a seminar to be held at the University of Sussex on 20 May 2015 on the subject of Competition and Public Procurement, including discussion of the State aid rules in this … Continue reading →

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State aid and sport essay prize

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

The IE Law school in Madrid is offering a prize for an essay on the subject of “Sport and State Aid, in particular the case of football clubs”. The closing date for entries is Friday 8 May 2015. Full details … Continue reading →

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Hart and Bloomsbury State Aid Conference

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Hart and Bloomsbury Publishing are holding a State aid conference in London on 17 April. Full details of the event can be found at the link below: http://www.hartpub.co.uk/stateaidconference15/ They are offering a 20% discount to members of UKSALA (not to … Continue reading →

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EU state aid control: what is the Commission supposed to control?

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Another State aid event at Kings! On 11 March 2015 Marc van der Woude, judge at the General Court of the EU, will be giving a lecture with the above title. This will take place at 18.30 at the Edmond … Continue reading →

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What public support for a New European Energy Union?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

On Monday 2 March 2015, Kings College will be hosting a debate with the above title. Participants will include high-level experts and stakeholders from the European Commission, regulators, industry, and EU politics, and they will be discussing how public support … Continue reading →

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Passing on a discriminatory tax – the Court’s judgments in the Aer Lingus and Ryanair cases

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

Last week this UKSALA blogger was the happy beneficiary of a perfectly-timed bit of serendipity. Having missed the last flight from Luxembourg to London on Wednesday evening, due to a late-running hearing in the General Court, I was able to … Continue reading →

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