Legislation: Grand designs

Catherine Wolfenden investigates the implementation of the draft EU directives ‘While there is still plenty of scope for legal argument interpreting Article 72, nonetheless the new provisions are likely to mean that modifications to public contracts can be made with great confidence and that a new procurement process is not required.’Three new draft Directives on …
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Commercial: Taking stocks

Uddalak Datta considers the implications of Pressetext on corporate transactions ‘The decision in Pressetext provides that amendments to the provisions of a public contract during the currency of the contract may constitute the award of a new contract when they are materially different in character from the original contract.’Following the decision of the CJEU, in …
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