Lessons learnt from early UK subsidy control appeals
Under Section 70 of the UK Subsidy Control Act, any interested party ‘aggrieved’ by a subsidy decision may apply to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to review said decision.
Drawing on our own experience of advising on these subsidy control cases, in this article we reflect on:
(a) what we have learnt so far from the CAT’s approach; and
(b) what the implications are for organisations involved in subsidy decisions in the UK?
