Another bite at the cherry? New application issued in the CAT challenges subsidies proposed by Durham County Council
5 February 2026
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12 January 2026
On 29 August 2025, the High Court handed down its judgment in R (Rydon Group Holdings Ltd) v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2025] EWHC 2182 (Admin), a judicial review claim brought by a developer relating to the building safety crisis that followed the Grenfell Tower fire. The Court found the…
Read more10 December 2025
Sharpe Pritchard, one of the UK’s leading public law firms, has been re-appointed to the London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) Solicitors Panel, a framework valued at up to £60 million over four years, with the option of a one-year extension. What this means for local authorities and public bodies The framework begins on 8 January…
Read more17 October 2025
Over 36 years since the Hillsborough disaster, which led to the 2017 report of Bishop James Jones on lessons learnt, the Government has introduced its ‘Hillsborough’ Bill. Promised within the Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto, it has been created to ensure that victims of state injustices have a greater voice. But is it any more than…
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Sharpe Pritchard and DAC Beachcroft appointed to Crown Commercial Service Legal Panel for Government (RM6360) Sharpe Pritchard LLP has been appointed as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Legal Panel for Government framework (RM6360) under Lot 1 – Core Legal Services.* This appointment reinforces our longstanding commitment to the public sector and our reputation…
Read more11 September 2025
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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Introduction On 11 August 2025, the High Court handed down its decision in Wikimedia Foundation and Another v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology ([2025] EWHC 2086 (Admin)). This case marks one of the first significant legal challenges to the Online Safety Act 2023 (“OSA 2023”), a statute that has already provoked widespread…
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,…
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