08 May, 2024 JCT DB 2024 - what’s new and how will it affect my existing contract forms? By Naomi Dowthwaite The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has now published its first contracts in the 2024 suite: the Design and Build Contract 2024 (DB 2024)...
10 Apr, 2024 PPN 03/24 withdraws use of PAS 91 and updates SQ By Andrew Millross The Crown Commercial Service has replaced Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 3/23 with a new PPN and new Standard Selection Questionnaire...
16 May, 2023 Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement drives changes to the public procurement rules By Andrew Millross The signing of free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand has led to the need for the Government to make a few changes to the...
05 Apr, 2023 What a difference a day makes… to JCT payment mechanisms By Amy Callahan-Page A Judgment has recently been handed down in the case of Elements (Europe) Limited v FK Building Ltd [2023] EWHC 726 (TCC). Although the...
30 Jan, 2023 When to advertise on Contracts Finder By Andrew Millross As a result of Brexit, we have lost right to use VAT-exclusive values in the public procurement rules. The Government has finally passed...
30 Jan, 2023 Judge outlaws averaging evaluators' scores By Andrew Millross An important new case has raised doubts as to whether it is legitimate to average evaluators' scores. In Bromcom Computers v United...
09 Aug, 2022 Safety on construction sites: civil engineering firm prosecuted following the tragic death of a seven-year-old child By Precious Mealia Following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Howard Civil Engineering Ltd admitted to failing to take necessary...
13 Jun, 2022 Adjudication claims from insolvent companies By Paul Slinger The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has given judgment in a case involving the attempted enforcement of an adjudicator's decision...
04 Apr, 2022 PPNs demonstrate the need for section 17 LGA 88 to be repealed By Andrew Millross First, it was Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 11/20 on reserving below threshold contracts for local suppliers and now it is PPN 1/22 on...
09 Mar, 2022 Asbestos duties in the spotlight By Paul Slinger Please see the link for a useful reminder from my colleagues Lorna and Holly about duties and consequences around asbestos. The dangers...
11 Feb, 2022 Procurement case is good news for rescue contractors following insolvency By Andrew Millross A client can transfer a contract to a ‘rescue contractor’ following the insolvency of their existing contractor without a new...
26 Jan, 2022 Building Safety Bill - implications for maintenance By Andrew Millross I was talking about the Building Safety Bill proposals at the NHMF conference yesterday, alongside my colleague Lorna Kenyon-Pain from...