After a long period of waiting, the substantive provisions of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 are finally coming into force from 4 January 2023.
In this webinar Subsidy Control experts Alex Kynoch and Angelica Hymers highlight the key changes in the new regime and discuss how public authorities are applying this in practice.
While the Subsidy Control Act replaces the prior EU state aid regime, it contains new concepts which capture a much broader range of measures than the prior regime, so it is vital that public authorities and recipients of subsidies understand when the rules apply and how to navigate them.
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Legal Director
alex.kynoch@brownejacobson.com
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angelica.hymers@brownejacobson.com
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Law firm Browne Jacobson has collaborated with Wiltshire Council and Christ Church Business School on the launch event of The Council Company Best Practice and Innovation Network, a platform which brings together academic experts and senior local authority leaders, allowing them to share best practice in relation to council companies.
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Updates include UK Shared Prosperity Fund, contracts, Subsidy Control Bill, data controller liability, Government Covid-19 procurement and Highway Code revisions.
