Subsidy Control, 3.5 Years On: BIST Commit to Evolution, Not Reform
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Authors: Beatrice Wood and Shyann Sheehy “CAT” receives application to appeal against proposed Bishop Aukland subsidies On 15 January 2026, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) published a notice of an application of an appeal from BEK Developments Ltd, Alleyhaus Ltd, Dales and Moors Development Ltd, and Masonic Hall Ltd (the “Appellants”) challenging two proposed subsidies…
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On 4 September 2025, as per its duty under s3(1) of the Law Commissions Act 1965, the Law Commission (the “Commission”) published its 14th Programme of Law Reform. This Programme outlined ten new projects it will be focusing on over the next few years. These will sit alongside the seventeen other existing law reform projects that…
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Public authorities are likely no stranger to the rules governing the modification of instruments awarded by public authorities in the procurement context[1], but the legal framework surrounding amendments made to awarded subsidies may feel less familiar. This is no surprise – in fact, at the time of writing, only 10 of the 1554 standalone subsidies…
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Manchester United’s plans to build a new stadium have been the subject of widespread criticism: the design has been likened to a “circus tent”, the club’s Supporters’ Trust is “anxious” about implications for ticket pricing; and Graham Stringer MP has described the plans as a “tax exile’s half-baked, misbegotten scheme”. Mr. Stringer is, concerned about…
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