Category: Competition

01/02/202129/01/2021

Synopsis of Monckton EURL Webinar (2): “Subsidy control law – navigating the new ‘post-state aid’ regime”

In this post, Imogen Proud of Monckton Chambers provides a summary of the second in a series of six webinars on EU Relations Law (“EURL”) from Monckton Chambers on “The UK legal regime after Brexit – what every lawyer needs to know”. The second webinar was entitled: “Subsidy control law – navigating the new ‘post-state aid’ regime”.

08/12/202011/12/2020

The case of the unclear clarification: statement by the Joint Committee on the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol

In this post, George Peretz Q.C. of Monckton Chambers assesses the “clarification” in the statement on 8 December 2020 by the Joint Commitment on the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol regarding state aid matters. (NB This post was edited and updated on 11 December to reflect the fact that on 10 December 2020, the text of the clarification was released in the form of a unilateral declaration.)

18/06/202018/06/2020

Levelling the playing field or overstepping the boundary? The Commission sets out its proposals for addressing foreign subsidies

This blog post, written by George Peretz Q.C. of Monckton Chambers, assesses the European Commission’s new proposals on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies, and the implications for the United Kingdom.