State Aid and Subsidies Regulation
This 16-hour executive online course provides an in-depth and systematic overview of EU State aid law and UK subsidies regulation, examining legal frameworks, current enforcement approaches and relevant practical implications.
| Programme type | Part-time executive course |
|---|---|
| Location | This is an online course, delivered live over 4 consecutive Thursdays |
| Start Date | 6 February 2026, 13 February 2026, 20 February 2026, 27 February 2026 |
| Duration | 16 hours (4 x 4 hour sessions) |
| Fee | £1,500 |
| Organiser | Professor Pablo Ibáñez Colomo, LSE Law School |
Overview
The State Aid and Subsidies Regulation executive course provides a structured overview of the legal frameworks governing EU State aid and UK subsidy control. It examines the scope of EU Treaty provisions and the subsidies chapter of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, alongside the main features of the UK subsidy control regime and recent developments in practice.
Delivered through four intensive online sessions, the course focuses on how public measures such as grants, tax exemptions, and subsidies are assessed under EU and UK law. It addresses public services, taxation (including digital taxes), the principles for assessing compatibility, and the enforcement of subsidy control rules by authorities and courts, including remedies and dispute settlement under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
By combining the basics of state aid law with more advanced issues, the Course attracts a mixed group of participants, including experienced practitioners. Their contributions based on real-life examples added a practical edge to the topics covered.
Aims
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Provide solid and in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of EU State aid law and UK subsidies regulation
- Provide public and private bodies with the instruments to adjust to a new legal landscape following the adoption of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
- Offer a toolkit for the analysis of legal matters and the assessment of the risk and opportunities deriving from alternative strategies
Target audience
- Legal practitioners and civil servants (in local, regional or national bodies) who deal with or may encounter in their work EU State aid law and/or UK subsidies regulation
- In-house lawyers who would benefit from an understanding of the implications of the award by public authorities of grants, subsidies, tax exemptions and similar measures to their firms and/or their competitors
- Professionals, scholars and post-graduate students with an interest in this area and who want to develop an expertise in a field of growing relevance in the UK and the EU
Course content
Topics
- The scope of EU Treaty provisions and the subsidies chapter in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
- Main features of the UK subsidy control regime
- The operation of public services and the interaction with EU State aid law and equivalent provisions in other regimes
- State aid, subsidies and taxation, including digital taxes
- Principles for the evaluation of the compatibility of measures in the EU and UK systems
- The enforcement of the relevant provisions at the national and supranational levels: the role of authorities and courts
- Remedies and dispute settlement in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Academic staff
Course convenor
Professor Pablo Ibáñez Colomo is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also an Ordinary Member at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and one of the Joint General Editors of the Journal of European Competition Law & Practice (Oxford University Press). He received a PhD from the European University Institute in June 2010 (Jacques Lassier Prize). Before joining the EUI as a Researcher in 2007, he taught for three years at the Law Department of the College of Europe (Bruges), where he also completed an LLM in 2004. He has been a Visiting Professor at several institutions around the world, including Aix-Marseille University, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Kobe University and Torcuato di Tella University.
Professional services staff
Course manager
Amanda Tinnams is the Short Course Manager at LSE Law School, bringing over two decades of experience managing short course programs. Amanda has successfully overseen courses offered on-campus, online and internationally. She is committed to creating impactful learning experiences that combine academic excellence with practical application, supporting professionals and organisations worldwide.