Dispute Resolution: Time, tide and procurement

Helen Prandy charts the rise and fall of English common law principles in procurement challenges ‘Certainly those urging the English courts not to lift an automatic suspension relied heavily on the wording of the Remedies Directive and the OCS case.’All in all, 2014 was an interesting year for those involved in procurement disputes, with several …
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Injunctions: In the balance

Ben Rayment discusses the continued application of the American Cynamid principles under the new Public Procurement Remedies Regime ‘Once the applicant for an interim injunction has passed the hurdle of a serious issue to be tried they must also demonstrate that damages would not be an adequate remedy, and, in the event that this is …
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Remedies: Make your mind up

Peter Elliott and Mark Livsey analyse the law on contractual variation before and after Pressetext ‘It has long been recognised that a sufficient degree of change to a current contract could, in theory, constitute a new award of contract and that this ought potentially to be competed.’The question whether contracting authorities can safely make changes …
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