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Our associate, Michael Comba and paralegal, Shyann Sheehy examine key case law relating to the NEC suite of contracts, building on the topics explored by our colleagues in this series previously.   How much case law is there? We are often asked why there is relatively limited case law on the NEC suite. Compared to…

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Introduction On the 29th of June the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (the ‘Act’) received Royal Assent. The Act makes provisions for changes to the operation, status and content of Retained EU Law (‘REUL’) which was created under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (‘EUWA’) based on EU and EU-derived law that…

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Earlier this summer the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) handed down its first judgment under the new subsidy control regime in the Durham Company Limited v Durham County Council[1]. The CAT dismissed the section 70 challenge, finding in favour of the Council. Here, Oliver Slater and Shyann Sheehy consider the CAT’s judgment and discuss what…

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On 17 July 2023, the Cabinet Office published the second instalment of the consultation on the draft regulations required to implement the new public procurement regime established by the Procurement Bill (the ‘Bill’). The two consultations are technical consultations, with Part 2 focusing on the notices which must be used by contracting authorities (‘Authorities’) after…

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At a glance On 30 March 2023, the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published plans setting out how the government will enhance energy security, seize the economic opportunities of the transition to net zero and deliver against its net zero commitments. The Powering Up Britain policy paper brings together the Energy…

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