United Kingdom justiciabilitystrike out

Thomas v Durham CC

Thomas v Durham County Council [2026] CAT 47

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCompetition Appeal Tribunal

Year2026

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A subsidy-control challenge under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 is not justiciable where the public authority has not yet made a final decision to grant the subsidy, and an incoherent competition claim with no real prospect of success will be struck out.

Area of Law

General

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