Whilst the eyes of the world’s media focus on daily increases in the number of Coronavirus cases and the emergency measures being taken by national governments to combat its transmission, little attention has been paid to the impact of the virus on construction and commercial projects. Although the economic scale of the crisis is impossible to predict with any
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
The information in this article reflects the position at the time of writing. The latest position at 25 November 2020 is detailed here.
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (the ‘Act’) received royal assent on 23rd January 2020, and the EU-UK withdrawal agreement was swiftly signed by the leaders of the European Commission and Council. The
The information in this article reflects the position at the time of writing. The latest position at 6 February 2020 is detailed here.
On 14th January 2019, the Government published guidance on public procurement procedures in the event of a “no deal” Brexit. This was most recently updated on 4th September 2019 suggesting that contracting authorities, including public authorities,
Sharpe Pritchard Partner, Justin Mendelle, has been featured in the Law Society Gazette discussing the outsourcing of in-house legal departments after he assisted BT in outsourcing its in-house claims and corporate property teams.
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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
