Category Archives: New UK subsidy control regime

Institute for Government report on the design of a new UK subsidy control regime.

Posted on June 14, 2021 by gperetz

The subsidy control consultation closed two months ago. And the subsidy control bill, announced in the Queen’s speech, is expected soon. In the meantime, a report from the Institute for Government, Taking Back Control of Subsidies, published at the end … Continue reading →

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Joint Working Party of the UK Bars and Law Societies on Competition Law responds to the BEIS Consultation on the new UK subsidy control regime

Posted on April 7, 2021 by gperetz

The Joint Working Party of the UK Bars and Law Societies on Competition Law responded to the BEIS consultation on the new UK subsidy control regime. A copy of its response is here.

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How the United Kingdom can create a better Subsidy Control system: by Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose, DWF Law LLP

Posted on March 31, 2021 by gperetz

At a time when the UK is faced by the worst economic slump for 300 years[1]  it needs strong and clear Subsidy Control rules.  A lot of time and energy was expended disassociating from the sphere of EU State aid … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 29, 2021 by gperetz

For anyone who missed the second of the two UKSALA webinars on the BEIS consultation paper on a new UK subsidy control regime (focusing on the independent body and enforcement), a recording is now available here. (I should record that … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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