PLC Public Sector reports:
Make sure your “to do” list is up-to-date by reviewing our recommended actions based on last week’s email.
This week we have recommended actions for lawyers advising on numerous areas including public procurement, employment law, RIPA and data protection. Continue reading
Duncan Osler, Partner, MacRoberts LLP
Currently, there is a lot of interest in the implementation of the new Remedies Directive. Following the publication of the OGC’s second consultation on the subject, there has been a great deal of discussion about the new possibility of having a contract declared ineffective and therefore void, even after it has been entered into.
If anyone is wondering how and why this is going to happen or taking comfort from the fact that the threat will not emerge until the new Remedies Directive comes into force at the end of 2009, they will be interested in a case on which we advised the Pursuer earlier this year.
PLC Public Sector reports:
The Information Commissioner headlines this week’s actions, with guidance stating that the majority of property search information is environmental information causing a stir, and a further warning issued following more public sector lapses in data security.
Other items include local authority responsibility for paying school fees and numerous consultations published in advance of the Parliamentary recess.
PLC Public Sector reports:
This week’s list of recommended actions covers developments for property, procurement and information law advisers, as well as numerous actions for education lawyers, especially those with an interest in special educational needs.
PLC Public Sector reports:
Make sure you’re “to do” list is up-to-date by reviewing our recommended actions based on last week’s email.
This week we have recommended actions for lawyers advising on areas as diverse as FOI, employment law, education and social care.
PLC Public Sector reports:
Make sure your “to do” is complete by reviewing our list of recommended actions based on this week’s email.
This week we have actions for education, housing, local government and employment lawyers to name just a few.
David Gollancz, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP:
On 9 June 2009, two judgments were handed down on the application of the procurement rules to co-operation between contracting authorities for apparently commercial purposes.
One was the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (Stadtreinigung Hamburg), and the other, the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Brent London Borough Council v Risk Management Partners (RMP).
PLC Public Sector reports:
When is a contract “environmental” information? Should schools allow parents to take photographs at school sports days? Which authority is responsible for a SEN statement, the authority that looks after the child or the one where he or she lives?
The answers to these questions and many more are revealed in this week’s recommended actions.
PLC Public Sector reports:
Make sure your “to do” list is complete by reviewing our list of recommended actions based on this week’s email. With key developments on the right to holiday pay, recruitment questionnaires, FOI and the retention of employment model, there is sure to be something that you need to know.
PLC Public Sector reports:
Are you constantly asked the same question by client departments? Do you find yourself looking up the answer to the same question time after time?
Following on from the launch of our schools hotline service, PLC Public Sector is compiling a list of frequently asked questions about procurement law and practice.