Subsidy Control, 3.5 Years On: BIST Commit to Evolution, Not Reform
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The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has issued an important judgment under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, rejecting a challenge to two development loans made by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to local developer Renaker. The decision is the first to interpret the commercial market operator (CMO) principle under the Act, providing key direction for…
Read more11 July 2025
The Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”) came into force in January 2023 and replaced the European Union state aid regime. Our previous article provides an overview of the key features of the Act. Here, Olivia Dawson considers the Act’s subsidy challenge regime, the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (the “CAT’s”) approach to case management and costs,…
Read more10 July 2025
We heard in the news yesterday (9 July 2025) that the fourth subsidy control challenge is being brought before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”). The challenge is to be brought by Bristol Airport against the Welsh Government’s subsidy to Cardiff International Airport (the “Airport”). The subsidy is an award of up to £205 million…
Read more24 June 2025
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…
Read more18 June 2025
The UK’s new heat network zoning framework (the outlines for which were drawn by the Energy Act 2023) is set to redefine how low‑carbon heating is delivered by creating geographic zones, where district heat networks are the mandated, optimal solution. It’s an enticing proposition: guaranteed customer bases in each zone, ripe for financing and scaling….
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