REUTERS | Lisi Niesner
06/07/2016

Public procurement case digest (June 2016)

June’s case digest includes four ECJ decisions, including rulings that the principle of equal treatment does not preclude a member of a consortium from replacing the consortium in a procurement, and that ERDF funding can be withheld or clawed back when a contracting authority fails to comply with domestic procurement law.

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REUTERS | Zohra Bensemra
29/06/2016

External auditors find governance failings at Derby City Council

External auditors to Derby City Council have issued a report in the public interest under section 8 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (the 1998 Act). This section of the 1998 Act requires the auditor to consider whether, in the public interest, they should make a report on any significant matter and bring it to the notice of the council and the public. The auditors have identified failures of governance at Derby City Council in the management of major projects and in relation to councillor conduct.

We look at the issues raised by the report and what other authorities can learn from it. Continue reading →

REUTERS | David Mdzinarishvili
22/06/2016

Freedom of information law quarterly digest (April – June 2016)

Our quarterly freedom of information law update blogs focus on the latest developments in freedom of information law under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (EIR). The blog will enable readers advising on freedom of information law to catch up on the most important cases, issues or developments on the topic. This post looks at freedom of information law developments from April to June 2016.

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REUTERS | Tobias Schwarz
15/06/2016

Public procurement case digest (May 2016)

May’s case digest includes an ECJ judgment annulling a decision by the European Union Intellectual Property Office to reject a tender, which restates key principles relating to conflicts of interest and equal treatment, and a decision from the Court of Session refusing to bring to an end an automatic suspension.

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