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State aid and subsidy control rules for public funds are governed by European legislation and case law. Access to expertise is vital for a project’s success where this involves public funding, support or other investment. From advising on specific grants to large scale redevelopment projects, our specialist team provides sector specific advice on all aspects of state aid. We use our experience of advising aid providers and recipients across several sectors, and in a wide range of circumstances, to identify a route to state aid and subsidy control compliance that eliminates the risk of challenges without departing from your key goals and objectives.
It is vitally important that public bodies make use of this opportunity to have their views heard and to shape the future of the new subsidy control regime.
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The UK’s state aid rules change from 1 January 2021 we will bring you up to speed on the new position.
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Until a formal subsidy regime is put in place funding bodies must grapple with the complex and challenging exercise of legal obligations from the UK-EU TCA and numerous trade agreements to grant funding.
The case of Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (INAIL) v Zennaro Giuseppe Legnami Sas di Zennaro Mauro & C concerns the application of the De Minimis Regulation.
Advising several applicants for ERDF funding for the provision of services to SMEs on state aid.
Providing advice for an executive non-departmental public body and a local authority on the state aid aspects of its enterprise zone.
Advising government-funded companies on the state aid and procurement aspects of distributing funding to providers of training services throughout the country, including the Employer Ownership Pilot Fund.
Advising a local authority in relation to state aid and its Innovation Campus Park and joint venture proposals, including compliance with ERDF funding rules.
Supporting local authorities in complying with the state aid rules when providing funding for regeneration schemes (both large and small).
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has just launched its consultation on the future of subsidy control law (previously known as state aid) in the UK.
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From 1 January 2021 the state aid principles set out in the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement are incorporated into law by the EU (Future Relationship) Act 2020.
With the majority of central government sitting behind the Treasury when it comes to buying into the devolution agenda, what will the long term relationship between central and local government look like?
One of the key themes explored in our report ‘Our changing state: the realities of austerity and devolution’ is the preparedness of central government
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