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1 November 2022
Introduction Termination at will (or termination for convenience) is a clause that gives a party to a contract the right to terminate a contract without having to give a reason. Such provisions are often a ‘must have’ for public authorities. This right does not exist automatically at law and must be drafted into a contract….
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In this case the court considered when Part 8 proceedings can be validly brought in enforcement of adjudications. Background The dispute itself centred around the adjudicator’s findings that Red Key Concepts Ltd, the contractor, were liable to pay Breakshore Ltd, the employer, liquidated damages following delays to the works. The delays had occurred because Red…
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On the 29th of July 2022, the High Court issued its judgement in Consultant Connect Limited v (1) NHS Bath ICB (2) NHS Gloucestershire ICB and (3) NHS Bristol ICB. The judge considered the breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the deliberate conduct that led to those breaches were so serious as to…
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Sharpe Pritchard, the national firm of public law specialists has been named once again as one of the country’s top law firms by the prestigious Chambers and Partners guide to the legal sector. The latest set of strong recommendations for the firm comes just weeks after Sharpe Pritchard was also named as a “Top Tier”…
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Earlier this month, the High Court handed down its judgment on the latest in the line of ‘Good Law Project’ (‘GLP’) procurement challenges. (The King (on the application of the Good Law Project Limited) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care v Abingdon Health Plc [2022] EWHC 2468 (TCC)) This challenge related…
Read more20 October 2022
Earlier this month, the High Court handed down its judgment on the latest in the line of ‘Good Law Project’ (‘GLP’) procurement challenges. (The King (on the application of the Good Law Project Limited) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care v Abingdon Health Plc [2022] EWHC 2468 (TCC)) This challenge related…
Read more13 October 2022
Yesterday the Government introduced into Parliament the Energy Prices Bill. The draft can be found here. The Bill is being “fast-tracked” through Parliament. This is to ensure households and businesses receive the benefits in their bills asap. Things we knew about before Some of what the Bill does has been well publicised. For households, there…
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