The NIS Regulations – One Year On
What is the relevance for the public sector and how can compliance be ensured?
THE NIS DIRECTIVE
The Network and Information Security or the NIS Directive, also known as the Cybersecurity Directive, intends to establish a uniform level of cybersecurity for network and information systems that process ‘digital data’ for their operation, use,
Often the everyday contact with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (“the Act “) is to exclude it. However, the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Chudley & Ors –v- Clydesdale Bank Plc (t/a Yorkshire Bank) 2019 offers a rare opportunity to visit the Act in greater detail.
In Chudley the Court of Appeal allowed the third
Background:
PTT, an oil and gas company, engaged Triple Point Technology to supply a software system for use in its commodities trading. The project was split into two phases: Phase 1 to replace the existing system and Phase 2 to develop the system to accommodate new types of trade. The parties agreed that milestone payments would be made on completion
Background:
The University of Warwick (Warwick) contracted Balfour Beatty Group Ltd (Balfour Beatty) under an amended JCT 2011 D&B to design and construct the National Automotive Innovation Centre (the Centre). The works were split into 4 sections. Balfour Beatty took possession of each of these sections on the 20 April 2015. However, the dates for completion specified for each section
AbbVie Ltd v NHS Commissioning Board [2019] EWHC 61 (TCC)
Background
A challenge was brought by the American pharmaceutical company Abbvie Limited (“Abbvie”) against the NHS Commissioning Board’s (“NHS England”) Hepatitis C (“HCV”) drug procurement. The procurement, launched in spring 2018, is the largest NHS drug procurement ever undertaken, letting contracts worth nearly £1 billion over five years. The procurement
Background
In August 2015 CGI IT UK Limited (“CGI”) entered into a contract with the City of Edinburgh Council for the provision of ICT and Transformation Services.
CGI subsequently engaged Agilisys Limited (“Agilisys”) under a sub-contract, making it responsible for replacing three finance systems with a new single system and delivering a new online platform giving
