REUTERS | Toby Melville
17/09/2015

Third party funding of judicial review – what lies beneath?

Andrew Denny and James Neill, Allen & Overy LLP consider the government’s consultation on the proposed  rules which will require individuals to produce financial information at the outset of a judicial review claim.

This post will be of interest to all those advising on the funding of judicial review claims. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Thomas Peter
16/09/2015

Fraud in the public sector: avoid being caught out

In a series of blogs, Andrew Little of Hill Dickinson LLP looks at some practical guidance to avoid issues with rogue suppliers, bad contracting practices and fraud aimed at public sector bodies (PSBs).    Andrew presented on this topic at the NDPB Lawyers’ Group training day in June 2015. In the third in the series, Andrew looks at issues around external fraud in the public sector. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Gary Hershorn
09/09/2015

Hold fire! The risks of performing the contract before it is signed

In a series of blogs, Andrew Little of Hill Dickinson LLP looks at some practical guidance to avoid issues with rogue suppliers, bad contracting practices and fraud aimed at public sector bodies (PSBs). Andrew presented on this topic at the NDPB Lawyers’ Group training day in June 2015. In the second in the series, Andrew looks at issues around contract formation. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Russell Boyce
02/09/2015

Cold call contracts: public sector beware

In a series of blogs, Andrew Little of Hill Dickinson LLP looks at some practical guidance to avoid issues with rogue suppliers, bad contracting practices and fraud aimed at public sector bodies (PSBs). Andrew presented on this topic at the NDPB Lawyers’ Group training day in June 2015. In the first in the series, Andrew looks at cold call contracts. Continue reading →