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Sharpe Pritchard recently advised Merseytravel (the passenger transport executive for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA)) on its procurement and onward lease of a fleet of 20 state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell electric buses for use in the Liverpool City Region. Delivery of the buses will commence in 2023, and they will be used to…

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The Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”) comes into force today, 4 January 2023. The Act sets out the UK’s prevailing subsidy control rules. Public authorities should consult the Act when contemplating the award of subsidies.   Background Since EU State aid rules ceased to apply to UK authorities on 1 January 2021, public bodies…

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