Meggitt and Cavehurst v Commission

Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Meggitt and Cavehurst v Commission(Case T-483/19) 1(State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)Language of the case: English Parties Applicants: Meggitt Ltd, formerly Meggitt plc (Christchurch, United Kingdom), Cavehurst Ltd (Christchurch) (represented by: M. Struys and F. Pili, lawyers, and K. Beal KC)Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)Re:By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1). Operative part of the order There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application to intervene submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Meggitt Ltd and Cavehurst Ltd, with the exception of those relating to the application to intervene. Meggitt, Cavehurst, the Commission and the United Kingdom are to bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene.____________1     OJ C 312, 16.9.2019.