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Category Archives: EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
UKSALA discussions on the future of UK subsidy control
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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Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the UK’s new subsidy control regime – by James Webber (partner, Shearman & Sterling)
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
Good Law Project challenge to regulations purporting to remove State aid rules
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?
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
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
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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