Category Archives: Brexit issues

Paper by James Webber on the UK anti-subsidy regime after Brexit

Posted on February 13, 2020 by gperetz

James Webber has recently published an interesting contribution to the debate on the nature of the UK anti-subsidy regime after Brexit, which can be read here.  It has been covered in the Daily Express (not previously a journal noted for its detailed … Continue reading →

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UK STATE AID ASSOCIATION/UK TRADE FORUM/SHEARMAN & STERLING EVENING SEMINAR ON 4 MARCH ON THE UK ANTI-SUBSIDY REGIME AFTER BREXIT

Posted on February 4, 2020 by gperetz

The topic of what, if any, State aid regime the UK will have after Brexit has come into sharp focus.  The EU is demanding, as part of the “level playing field commitments” it wants as part of any trade deal … Continue reading →

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Conservative plans to replace the UK State aid regime

Posted on December 18, 2019 by gperetz

During the election campaign, some publicity was give to Conservative proposals (not in their manifesto but circulated in a document given to journalists) to replace the State aid regime. The document does not seem to be available on line, but … Continue reading →

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House of Commons updated briefing report on EU State aid rules and WTO subsidies rules

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Kelyn Bacon

The House of Commons has just published an updated briefing report explaining the differences between the EU State aid rules and the WTO subsidies rules, and describing the current proposals for the post-Brexit State aid regime. It is a helpful … Continue reading →

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UK tax exemption ruled to be illegal State aid: reports emerge that HMRC may have to recover “tens to hundreds of millions of pounds” from beneficiary businesses.

Posted on April 4, 2019 by gperetz

We are grateful to Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose of DWF for contributing this article.  On 2nd April 2019 the European Commission concluded that a tax break introduced in the Finance Act 2012 constitutes unlawful State aid to certain multi-national … Continue reading →

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The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: some initial comments

Posted on February 19, 2019 by gperetz

The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, published in draft on 21 January, set out a replacement State aid regime for the United Kingdom on exit day in the absence of any withdrawal agreement. At this point in time, it … Continue reading →

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Government publishes State aid rules if there’s no deal

Posted on January 23, 2019 by gperetz

The Government has laid regulations under the EU Withdrawal Act setting out the domestic State aid regime that will apply on a no deal. The CMA’s guidance is here. I hope to comment on the regulations on this blog in … Continue reading →

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Ensuring a level playing field post-Brexit: State aid control

Posted on January 16, 2019 by gperetz

UKSALA members may be interested in a very good article by Vincent Verouden and Pablo Ibanez-Colomo available here. One issue leapt out at me, which concerns the backstop.  (Readers who have decided that the backstop, or indeed the withdrawal agreement itself, will … Continue reading →

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House of Commons briefing paper on EU State and WTO subsidies

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Kelyn Bacon

For those of you who didn’t catch this earlier, here is a link to the House of Commons briefing paper 06775 of 7 November 2018 on the EU State Aid Rules and WTO Subsidies Agreement, which also includes a discussion … Continue reading →

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State-aid handcuffs in Brexit backstop?

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Kelyn Bacon

Lewis Crofts and Matthew Holehouse from MLex have written an interesting article about the State aid provisions in the Brexit backstop, which can be read here: MLex_Content For further discussion on this hot topic of State aid after Brexit, we hope … Continue reading →

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