Allan Owen and Beth Edwards provide a summary of the High Court’s recent Judgement in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Service which provides useful guidance on limits of liability.[1]
The Disclosure and Barring Service (“DBS”) entered into a contract with Tata Consultancy Services Limited (“TCS”) for both the operation of “business
On 19 September 2023, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, announced in Parliament that he was satisfied that Birmingham City Council was failing to comply with its ‘best value duty’ in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999. This came as a result of the severe financial issues raised in the Council’s section 144
On 16 July 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in the case of Triple Point Technology vs PTT Public Company Limited[1]. This important decision for the construction industry has confirmed the accepted position that while liquidated damages (LDs) cease to accrue on termination any accrued rights to LDs survive termination.
As a reminder, LDs are
The High Court has sanctioned a controversial restructuring plan for the Virgin Active Health Clubs, despite widespread opposition from a large group of its commercial landlords in Virgin Active Holdings Limited & Ors [2021] EWHC 1246 (ch).
With the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic dealing a heavy economic blow to many companies, more and more businesses are seeking
On 26th February 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) launched its ‘Cheating or Competing Campaign’, which targets a multitude of sectors, placing particular emphasis on construction companies, which are no strangers to action by the CMA.
The aim of the campaign is to increase awareness of anti-competitive practices amongst businesses in addition to highlighting the consequences that
Sharpe Pritchard, the London-based firm of public and commercial law specialists has acted for BT Plc in the outsourcing of its legal services for claims and real estate work. This was the largest legal outsourcing project in the UK market in 2019.[1]
The firm was instructed earlier this year to advise the telecommunications giant on a competitive tendering process
