On 30 October 2026 the Supreme Court gave permission to appeal in WEISS v GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY, concerned with £120 million of loans by the authority to a property developer. The grounds on which permission has been granted are (1) whether the Competition Tribunal ( CAT ) is required to decide for itself, as an objective question, WHETHER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS A SUBSIDY, and (2) whether the CAT has jurisdiction to consider FREE-STANDING PUBLIC LAW GROUNDS OF CHALLENGE.