NEC4 Amendments January 2023 Update
21 February 2023
Insight Hub
14 February 2023
The Planning and Parliamentary team have had to keep up to speed with some significant cases in 2022 and, given the somewhat tumultuous political year, some changes of direction in policy and legislation, which will be following through into 2023. Cases Probably the most significant planning case to have been decided in 2022 (and therefore…
Read more10 February 2023
A recent decision by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (SofS) has reaffirmed the government’s policy that Article 4 Directions should be used to remove permitted development rights only where they meet the criteria set out in paragraph 53 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (NPPF), and should not be…
Read more18 January 2023
Sharpe Pritchard recently advised Merseytravel (the passenger transport executive for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA)) on its procurement and onward lease of a fleet of 20 state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell electric buses for use in the Liverpool City Region. Delivery of the buses will commence in 2023, and they will be used to…
Read more6 January 2023
It seems that with each week there is news of a new sector or profession announcing a strike. A ‘perfect storm’ of factors have come together to mobilise unions and staff to participate in industrial action. In the wake of the disruption, it has just been reported that the government plans to introduce new ‘anti-strike…
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The Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”) comes into force today, 4 January 2023. The Act sets out the UK’s prevailing subsidy control rules. Public authorities should consult the Act when contemplating the award of subsidies. Background Since EU State aid rules ceased to apply to UK authorities on 1 January 2021, public bodies…
Read more1 April 2022
At a time when tendering and winning business is reliant on one’s green credentials – it is perhaps unsurprising that some companies are resorting to misleading green claims or “greenwashing”. This week NEC has announced that it is to launch a new secondary option clause X29 to its NEC4 suite of contracts in a bid…
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