‘Karen Morean and William O’Brien outline how creditor local authorities can challenge a company voluntary arrangement.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Would-be challengers and defending contracting authorities need to be aware of a number of unique timing factors, and the notoriously short timeframes, for the initial stages of procurement challenges. The Altiatech judgment usefully examines some of the key risk areas, write Zachary Bourne, Lloyd Nail and Ian Tucker.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Joseph Barrett analyses High Court guidance on challenges to withdrawn contract award decisions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Katrina Day and Mary Mundy analyse recent judgments of interest to procurement practitioners.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent High Court ruling has provided useful insights into ending the Regulation 95 Contract Making Suspension, writes Colin Ricciardiello.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Secretary of State for Justice (SoSJ) has successfully applied to the High Court for the lifting of the automatic suspension in a procurement challenge to the outcome of a mini-competition for a call-off contract relating to the provision of digital and audiovisual (‘AV’) equipment for use by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Lawyers say the Government is claiming more than £130 million after suing a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.’
The Independent, 5th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In the second in a two-part series on a recent procurement challenge brought by the Good Law Project, Juli Lau looks at the procurement principles considered by the court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Families bereaved by Covid will write to eight PR companies that received hefty government contracts during the pandemic asking them to withdraw from a tender process to manage part of the inquiry.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Laura Wisdom, Patrick Parkin and Lloyd Nail look at key cases concerning record keeping of evaluation decisions, and what these decisions mean in practice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An error in the award of an NHS orthodontic contract was not serious enough to entitle the loser to Francovich damages, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Juli Lau and Gonzalo Puertas outline their key takeaways on a procurement judgment from the Technology and Construction Court.’
Local Government Lawyer. 19th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Good Law Project (GLP) has lost a bid to revive a judicial review which was thrown out after the legal campaign group served a claim form one day late.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into whether outsourcing firm Mitie Group has broken competition law in relation to a procurement process for immigration removal centre contracts run by the Home Office.’
The Independent, 4th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gloucestershire County Council has started the procurement of a fully developed, off the shelf, cloud-based Legal Case Management System with Court Bundling System.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that a Covid contract given to a company whose founders were friends of former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings was unlawful.’
The Independent, 18th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government’s use of a “VIP lane” to award contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) to two companies was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 12th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government is facing legal action over its decision to keep using a Malaysian company accused of using forced labour as a supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hot on the heels of Draeger Safety v London Fire Commissioner the High Court (Mr Justice Kerr) has again declined to lift the automatic suspension in a procurement dispute because an expedited trial was possible. As well as evidencing the court’s increased willingness to do so, the judgment in Vodafone Limited v (1) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs; and (2) The British Council [2021] EWHC 2793 (TCC) contains some interesting observations on trials of preliminary issues in procurement disputes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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