Alexander Rose

The Weis case is a Subsidy Control challenge against funding Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester Combined Authority made available to the developer Renaker.

Today permission was granted for the case to be heard in the Supreme Court, the first time this has happened.

The Court of Appeal will hear the Cardiff Airport case in 2027. This is a Subsidy Control challenge brought by Bristol Airport against a decision by the Welsh Government to award a £205m subsidy to the Glamorgan based airport.

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It’s Legal 500 launch day, but very few people are talking about it - far fewer than in other years.

Why?

I think it’s because it’s too London centric. Chambers has taken a lead by having categories that better reflect local markets.

I’m grateful for the namecheck though…

The row between Aubrey Weis and Greater Manchester Combined Authority about the funding of Renaker developments continues - and could become the first case under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 to be heard in the Supreme Court.

My views on this case: lnkd.in/p/et3kGQ9H

Sooner or later there’s going to be a debate about whether Subsidy Control rules have been too lax - allowing expensive subsidies through with too little scrutiny.

This FT article might start the debate - inspired by news government subsidies more than doubled in value last year