Category Archives: UK case

Sky Blue Sports v Coventry City Council

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Kelyn Bacon

Those who have been following the above case, and who read George’s blog post on the first instance judgment of Mr Justice Hickinbottom, may be interested to know that the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on this case … Continue reading →

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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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Hot off the press: judgment in Addison Lee taxi case

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Kelyn Bacon

The European Court of Justice handed down its judgment in the Addison Lee taxis-in-bus-lanes saga this morning. You can access the judgment here. Commentary will follow in due course …

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Advocate General opinion in Addison Lee “taxis in bus lanes” case

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Kelyn Bacon

On Wednesday this week, Advocate General Wahl handed down his opinion in Case C-518/13 Eventech v Parking Adjudicator. It makes interesting reading, but does not reach any firm conclusions as to the question of whether TfL’s policy of allowing black … Continue reading →

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Clear blue sky for rescue investment: the High Court’s decision in R(Sky Blue Sports) v Coventry CC

Posted on July 2, 2014 by gperetz

The High Court has now given judgment on the claim by Sky Blue Sports (“SISU”) against Coventry City Council (“Coventry”) (R(Sky Blue Sports) v Coventry CC [2014] EWHC 2089 (Admin)). SISU claimed that Coventry’s decision to lend £14.4 million to … Continue reading →

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Applying the Private Investor Test in Judicial Review: R (Sky Blue Sports & Leisure Limited & Ors) v Coventry City Council [2014] EWHC 1747 (admin)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by

This is an important interlocutory judgment, which provides guidance on: (a) the legal test the Court will apply when determining whether a measure is consistent with the Private Investor Test (the “PIT”) in judicial review proceedings; and (b) what evidence … Continue reading →

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Ministerial statement on the Aggregates Levy

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Kelyn Bacon

Further to the post of 5 September referring to the Commission’s decision to open a formal investigation into the Aggregates Levy, the Treasury has today issued a written ministerial statement announcing that the government is “taking steps to suspend the application … Continue reading →

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Belated July 2013 round-up

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Kelyn Bacon

The second half of July saw a flurry of activity on the State aid front, which was announced with a deafening silence on this blog for the reason that the UKSALA blogger was busy trying to incorporate the various legislative … Continue reading →

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R (Shepherd Offshore Limited) v North Tyneside Council – update

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Kelyn Bacon

Regular readers of this blog may be interested to receive an update on the outcome of the State aid judicial review challenge in R (Shepherd Offshore Limited) v North Tyneside Council (previously covered here).

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