em Coronavirus Emergency volunteering leave - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-26 Updated 30/3/20 The Coronavirus Act 2020 was enacted on 26/3/20 and introduces a new statutory emergency volunteering leave, to support health and social care authorities. The Act’s provisions on volunteering leave are expected to be implement... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Employment law update - Lithuania By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the COVID-... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Reservists are mobilised - impact on employers - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 With the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announcing that they are expecting to mobilise up to 3,000 armed forces reservists to aid the military response to the coronavirus pandemic for at least six months, employers with reservist employees will be affect... Full Article
em Coronavirus - FAQs on employment law - Tunisia By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 We are here for you Considering the development of the pandemic COVID-19, our highly experienced team of fee earners and counsels remains committed to providing continued services for our clients during this period. Therefore, the use of communicati... Full Article
em Coronavirus Employment law Belgium By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 Strict social distancing measures have been taken in Belgium due to the spread of the COVID-19 within our country. The measures announced are (for now) applicable until 19 April 2020 inclusive. Population is expected to stay at home, except mainly t... Full Article
em Coronavirus - New Guidance: Government update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. Updated Guidance on the Scheme was issued on 4 April 2020 (the Updated Guidance). This Alert seeks ... Full Article
em Coronavirus: Hong Kong Employers, travel industry receive support Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 On 8 April 2020 the Hong Kong Government announced a second round of Anti-Epidemic Fund measures. While full details have yet to be released, we summarise the available information for some of the more significant measures: Employment Support Schem... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Further guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 In previous Alerts (here and Full Article
em Coronavirus - Court decides important case on furloughing employees in administration - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 The High Court has provided some clarity on applying the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to insolvent businesses. In particular, how the Scheme permits administrators to pay furloughed employees within the constraints of current ... Full Article
em Coronavirus: Hong Kong Government provides more details on the Employment Support Scheme - Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 We previously reported on the Hong Kong government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) to help employers defray salary costs and maintain employment. Earlier today on 17 April 2020, the government published more... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Final details emerge as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is now live - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-20 On Friday evening, 17 April, further revisions were made to the guidance for employers and employees regarding the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme). This time also, the guidance changes were accompanied b... Full Article
em Coronavirus Job retention scheme - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-20 On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. Importantly, to aid understanding of the Scheme and how it operates, we now have: Full Article
em Coronavirus - Employment law update - Singapore By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 Overview In this briefing we address some common questions raised by employers in Singapore when dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. In a situation of great uncertainty, employers need to focus on maintaining their employees’ trust and confide... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Employment law update - Spain By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronav... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Employment law update China By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 Overview In this briefing we address the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. General Principles PRC employers should: Monitor and follow advice and guidance from relevant authorities such as the World Health Organi... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Employment law update - the Netherlands By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 On 27 February 2020, the first patient was diagnosed with the coronavirus (CoVID-19) in the Netherlands. According to the 2 April 2020 update, 14.697 people in total have been diagnosed to be infected with CoVID-19 in the Netherlands (after testing)... Full Article
em Coronavirus: Further conditions imposed on the Hong Kong Governments Employment Support Scheme - Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-24 We have previously reported on the initial details of the Hong Kong Government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) on 17 April 2020. Funding for the ESS has now bee... Full Article
em Coronavirus - Employment law update - the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 Overview Our previous briefings on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we provide updat... Full Article
em Coronavirus Practical employers guide Czech Republic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 We are continually updating this guide in response to the gradual publication of official information by public authorities. Latest update: 5 May 2020, 17:00 (Restrictions on movement of persons, Mandatory quarantine when crossing borders, Childr... Full Article
em Affordable housing construction briefing: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-02-23 No hurry to change your construction documents The most significant piece of legislation for the UK construction industry, Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act... Full Article
em Land agreements and competition law from April 2011 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-29 ... Full Article
em Practical Considerations For Land Owners And Developers Arising From The Flood And Water Management Act 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 The New Act The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. The Act takes forward several Government strategy documents and, importantly, reflects the Government’s response to Sir Michael Pitt’s Revie... Full Article
em Lawbite: Tenancy deposit scheme and pre-2007 tenancies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-01-05 Charalambous and another v Ng and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1604 The courts continue to produce surprising decisions in relation to the tenancy deposit scheme introduced by the Housing Act 2004, applying it in certain respects to tenancies granted bef... Full Article
em Tackling the housing shortage - a change in emphasis? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-10-06 At the Conservative party conference the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a fresh package of measures aimed at addressing the national shortage of new homes. The ambition is to deliver more than 25,000... Full Article
em Procurement Policy Note 11/15 - Acceptance of unstructured electronic invoices by central government authorities (PPN 11/15) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-29 From 30 June 2015, Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Governing Bodies (“in-scope organisations”) will have to accept “unstructured” electronic invoices from their suppliers for invo... Full Article
em Education Procurement Briefing: Supreme Court dismisses Edenred's challenge to the government's decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-09 In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge ... Full Article
em Supreme Court dismisses Edenreds challenge to the governments decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-09 In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge to Her ... Full Article
em Top tips for avoiding clawback of European funding in procurements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-11-23 The European Commission has recently published its Public Procurement Guidance for Practitioners on the avoidance of the most common errors in projects funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds ("the Guide"). We have helped... Full Article
em EU Procurement Thresholds in the UK are falling in 2016! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-12-03 The European Commission has recently revised the financial thresholds above which public procurement rules apply with these changes applying to the current EU Directives from 1 January 2016. This means that the thresholds applicable to contracts reg... Full Article
em The European Single Procurement Document By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-01-21 On 6 January 2016, the European Commission published an implementing regulation establishing a standard form for the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”). The ESPD is one of the new features of EU procurement regulation introduc... Full Article
em Public procurement: new rules, new opportunities By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-01-27 Public procurement is big business. The estimated value of contracts advertised by Governments and other public bodies across the EU is said to be over 420 billion euro. Most EU public contract awards are regulated under EU law. Th... Full Article
em Publication of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (the UCR 2016), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (the CCR 2016) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-03-24 Following the public consultation on the draft UCR 2016 and CCR 2016, the new regulations have now been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 18 April 2016 (subject to a number of exceptions in the UCR 2016 which will come into force at... Full Article
em Brexit - How this will impact on UK Procurement Law By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-24 In the wake of Brexit, the extent to... Full Article
em The effect of Brexit on UK public procurement legislation and the application of EU State aid rules in the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-30 Introduction This briefing considers issues relating to the extent to which the UK&rs... Full Article
em EU Public Procurement Reform Guide 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-10-04 Eversheds has published the “EU Public Procurement Reform Guide 2016” on the status of implementation of the new procurement directives in the European Union. The initiator of the project and coordinator of the work of the international ... Full Article
em Brexit State aid and public procurement law update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-01-19 Introduction – Where are we now? In our original Full Article
em Public procurement in Poland - what legal changes lie ahead? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-02-16 The biggest overhaul in the history of Poland’s Public Procurement Law entered into force on 28 July 2016. Despite the passage of time, major issues connected with the practical application of the new regulations continue to arise. It can be ... Full Article
em The risk of fishing expeditions in the context of public procurement law challenges: a price worth paying to ensure transparency and equality of treatment? (Bombardier v Merseytravel) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-23 Introduction In a recent judgment on an application to vary consent orders relating to the establishment of a confidentiality ring (Bombardier Transportation UK Limited v Merseytravel [2017] EWHC 726 (TCC)), the court decided that despite some conce... Full Article
em Public procurement: New case highlights pitfalls for those challenging award decisions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-08-04 On 21 July the Technology and Construction Court handed down judgment in relation to two applications made in the case of Perinatal Institute v Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. This interesting judgment highlights two potential pitfalls f... Full Article
em Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement 2017 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-08-08 The 2017 edition of the Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement is now live. The Polish chapter has been developed by Tomasz Zalewski, head of the public procurement team at Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland. The contributing editor of the Guide... Full Article
em Public procurement case law update: The need to clarify the consequences of failing to meet an award criterion By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-17 MLS (Overseas) Limited v The Secretary of State for Defence [2017] EWHC 3389 (TCC) Summary In a recent judgment following a challenge to a competitive procurement process run by the Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) (MLS (Overseas) Limited v T... Full Article
em Case E-16/16, Fosen-Linjen AS and AtB: An EFTA Court case clarifying key aspects of EU procurement legislation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-14 Introduction Relevant facts The Court’s decision Whether the Remedies Directive permits the imposition of conditions for claiming damages Clarifying the burden of proof when claiming damages for loss of profit Grounds on which a contracting... Full Article
em Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement 2018 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-08-07 The 2018 edition of the Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement is now live. The contributing editor of the Guide is Totis Kotsonis, competition lawyer and head of procurement at Eversheds Sutherland. The publication contains expert local insig... Full Article
em Land development agreements and public procurement regulation: Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2532 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-12-10 In its Faraday decision the Court of Appeal has set aside a concluded land development agreement between a local authority and a developer for having been concluded in breach of procurement legislation. This is the first time that an English court h... Full Article
em Public Procurement and Government Contracts 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-10 We have contributed to the The Public Procurement and Government Contracts guide published by Chambers and Partners. It provides expert legal commentary on key issues for businesses. The publication covers the important developments in the... Full Article
em Chambers Public Procurement and Government Contracts 2019 Second Edition By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-16 The 2019 edition of the Chambers Public Procurement and Government Contracts is now live. The contributing editor of the Guide is Dr Totis Kotsonis, competition lawyer and head of procurement at Eversheds Sutherland. Read the Introduction pie... Full Article
em Will new laws make public procurement more business friendly? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-20 Witold Slawinski, head of tech & industrial engineering practice, authored an article for AmCham Quarterly. It is devoted to the recent changes to the Polish public procurement law. Read the full article >... Full Article
em Public Procurement & Government Contracts By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-30 ... Full Article
em Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-10 Witold Slawinski, head of our tech & engineering team, contributed to the guide "Public Procurment 2019" - expert local insight into public procurement procedures in 34 jurisdictions, addressing such crucial topics as: legislative framework, app... Full Article
