On 22nd February 2018 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Amey Birmingham Highways Ltd v. Birmingham City Council (BCC) [2018] EWCA Civ 264, reports Colin Ricciardiello.
Birmingham City Council (“BCC”) appealed against a High Court decision – [2016] EWHC 2191 – which granted relief in Amey’s favour when it found that an adjudicator’s decision (made in an
Sharpe Pritchard have successfully closed a green waste project on behalf of Cheshire East Council.
The team led by Ros Serrelli (Partner) advised on the scheme which will see a £7m in-vessel composting facility being built by Biowise Limited – the first such facility in the North West.
The project represents an important piece of new infrastructure for the region,
The projects team at Sharpe Pritchard continues to grow following the addition of three new solicitors.
Steve Gummer, re-joins the firm from Allen and Overy as an associate in our infrastructure group. Steve trained at Sharpe Pritchard and specialises in complex infrastructure projects, including renewable energy and waste transactions, and he has a range of experience working for lenders,
How (Not) To Evaluate Tenders in a Public Procurement: Energysolutions EU Ltd v Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (2016) – Landmark Case Report
On 29 July 2016, the High Court handed down its judgment in one of the most high-profile and important public procurement cases in recent years, Energysolutions EU Ltd v Nuclear Decommissioning Authority [2016] EWHC. This case concerns various claims
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It is becoming increasingly common for unsuccessful tenderers in public tendering exercises to commence court proceedings against contracting authorities for breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or its equivalent statutory instruments, for example the Utilities Contracts Regulations.
Juli Lau, a solicitor in Sharpe Pritchard’s procurement team, outlines who
