Commercial market operator principle clarified in CAT ruling on subsidy control challenge
28 July 2025
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11 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,…
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In its decision issued last week (West Dulwich Action Group v London Borough of Lambeth[1] ), the High Court determined that the London Borough of Lambeth (“Council”) acted unlawfully in establishing an experimental low traffic neighbourhood (“LTN”) in Dulwich, South London. The Court’s decision does not limit a local authority’s ability to establish LTNs. However,…
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Sharpe Pritchard recently acted for a Local Authority landlord in a case where they successfully ‘set off’ the tenant’s outstanding rent arrears against the tenant’s legal costs following settlement of a disrepair claim at Pre-Action Protocol stage. Case background The tenant (T) brought a disrepair claim against the London Borough of Newham (LBN) which was…
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In a decision issued this month, the Court of Appeal in Natural England v Cooper[1] ruled that Natural England (“NE”) has the power (and standing) to obtain injunctions to secure compliance with regulations that govern the use of uncultivated land. The regulations concerned are the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (SI…
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Simon Kiely, a Partner in Sharpe Pritchard’s Dispute Resolution team, acted for Lewes District Council in prosecuting national building materials supplier Travis Perkins. The prosecution came about for offences under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (the Act) following a fatal accident involving wood falling from one of their delivery vehicles. At…
Read more20 September 2024
The Administrative Court Guide (“Guide“) provides detailed guidance on judicial review proceedings in the Administrative Court, summarising relevant case law, the Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR“), and supporting practice directions. Whilst the Guide does not have legal force, it is “required reading” for all involved in judicial review proceedings. The Guide is now in its ninth…
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Background Since October 2023, pro-Palestinian protests have been held on the grounds of many UK universities. Whilst universities have given permission for a number of events to take place, in some cases protesters have set up unauthorised encampments on university premises and have refused to comply with demands to vacate. Typically located on open spaces…
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