and HR e-briefing 527: BIS announcements on collective consultation and protected conversations By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-11-23 Today, Vince Cable has announced a number of measures with the stated aim of making “it easier for businesses when taking on, managing and letting go their staff, while also being fair to workers”. As well as announcing further details ... Full Article
and Eversheds' IHC e-briefing 195: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill update - Headline news but little detail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-06-12 In our briefing of 23 May 2012, we reported the publication of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, legislation which proposes various measures to improve resolution of employment disputes and tribunal refo... Full Article
and Refinancing and the credit crunch: new rules from 1 November By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-10-23 The credit crunch has affected all areas of life. It is now bringing about changes to the main guidance on UK private finance initiative (PFI) projects: the Standardisation of PFI Contracts (SoPC4). It has been clear in recent months that the ... Full Article
and PPP: a win-win situation for the public and private sectors By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-12-15 Public-Private Partnerships have become an effective way for Government to raise finances for large infrastructural projects, especially considering the current situation of most public coffers. Business Agenda speaks to Tomasz Korczynski about how ... Full Article
and Legislation update: the Enterprise Act 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-19 Enterprise Bill 2016 On 4 May 2016, the Enterprise Act 2016 (the Act) received Royal Assent. The Act will be commenced in stages and has been enacted to help promote the growth of enterprise and small businesses within the UK. One of the main prov... Full Article
and Coronavirus - Employment law update - Ireland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-20 Our previous briefing 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 address some of the more common quest... Full Article
and Coronavirus Does the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate and the Department of Employment and Labour have the power to issue Compliance Instructions, Force Majeure, and Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-25 On 17 March 2020, we sent out an e-Brief: Occupational Health and Safety: COVID-19 (click here to access this e-brief) where we discussed the responsibilities which are placed on employers in terms... Full Article
and 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
and 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
and Increase in rent threshold for assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-09-28 ... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers, construction and infrastructure newsletter: a response to the Comprehensive Spending Review By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-21 The spending review The Coalition Government has released the eagerly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review which sets out its spending plans for reducing the £155 billion annual deficit. As the government had already announced its inten... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-12-22 Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter Welcome to the newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and an... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-02-24 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to r... Full Article
and The Budget and Implications for Development and Regeneration By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-24 The Chancellor announced yesterday his second budget aimed at achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth, more evenly shared across the country and between industries. A number of measures are introduced that will significantly impact on dev... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-20 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-20 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref... Full Article
and Land agreements and competition law from April 2011 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-29 ... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-06-10 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will ... Full Article
and Transfer of private drains and sewers to the water and sewerage companies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-06-30 Regulations to effect the transfer of virtually all private sewers and lateral drains to the water and sewerage companies have now been made, and will take effect on 1 July 2011. For the majority of installations, the transfer is planned to take eff... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction e-briefing: Special report on changes to construction contracts By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-04 Special report on changes to construction contracts to come into force on 1 October 2011 The statutory framework that governs all construction contracts is changing on 1 October 2011.Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-11 Bribery Act in force The Bribery Act 2010 came in to force last Friday, 1 July 2011. Much has been written about its likely implications. At the start of the debate, it would even be fair to say there was a degree of scare-mongering by some in ter... Full Article
and 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
and European Commission publishes final report on Sustainable Competitiveness of the Construction Sector and issues public consultation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 The European Commission has recently commenced a consultation exercise regarding future sustainability and competitiveness within the EU construction sector. This consultation was initiated following the publication of the Commission report on the S... Full Article
and Break Clauses and Vacant Possession By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 Tenants operating break clauses need to be absolutely punctilious about observing the requirements of the clause; this is not an area of the law where they can expect much help from the courts. The Court of Appeal’s decision in NYK Logistics (... Full Article
and Eversheds' developers and construction e-briefing: Implications of recent disturbances on the Construction Sector By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-08-12 Welcome to some important ‘news’ for the Developer & Construction sector. I predict a riot: What you need to consider if your building site is impacted by the recent disturbances The current riots/disturbances in cities across Engl... Full Article
and The Green Deal and Minimum Energy Standards By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-02-16 The Energy Act 2011 contains provisions that will establish the Green Deal, an innovative funding system for energy efficiency improvements to residential and commercial properties. The Green Deal is expected to be introduced in Autumn 2012, o... Full Article
and 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
and High Court challenge leads to the setting aside of a contract award decision on the grounds of manifest error, breach of transparency and equal treatment By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-08-18 In Woods Building Services v Milton Keynes Council [2015] EWHC 2011 (TCC), the High Court upheld a challenge by an unsuccessful bidder (“Woods”) of a tender process undertaken by Milton Keynes Council (the “Council”) on the g... Full Article
and 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
and 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
and Publication of statutory guidance on supplier selection and a revised standard Selection Questionnaire By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-09-30 The Crown Commercial Service (“CCS”) has now published a revised standard Selection Questionnaire and guidance in the form of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 8/16. This can be found here. PPN 8/16 supersedes and replaces PPN 3/15 which con... Full Article
and 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
and 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
and The Buy American, Hire American executive order, the GPA and the EU By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-20 This note considers aspects of the US President's recent "Buy American, Hire American" order which relate to the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement. It sets out the somewhat different EU position on the effects of these WTO plurilateral arra... Full Article
and 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
and 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
and 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
and 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
and 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
and Revised EU thresholds regarding public procurement and concession contracts, with Belgian specifics By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-07 The European Commission has revised the thresholds relating to the award procedures of public contracts and concession agreements by means of four separate Commission Delegated Regulations, adopted on 30 October 2019, which entered into force on 1 J... Full Article
and Chambers Global Practice Guide - Public Procurement and Government Contracts By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-30 ... Full Article
and 12 Eversheds Sutherland lawyers make WTRs Worlds Leading Trademark Professionals List By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-05 Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 12 IP lawyers from our global practice have been recognized in the 2020 World Trademark Review’s “World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” list. Now in its tenth year, the WTR ... Full Article
and Coronavirus Medical devices and biocide Europe By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-27 While medical professionals everywhere around the globe are working as hard as they can, both them as well as consumers are trying to get protective products to remain healthy and, where possible, prevent being contaminated. It is clear that in seve... Full Article
and Coronavirus - Intellectual Property office protocols and key challenges in light of COVID-19 - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 The coronavirus outbreak and various responses by authorities across the globe have prompted several amendments to government Intellectual Property Offices (“IPOs”), courts, and in some cases filing deadline extensions. These specia... Full Article
and Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on working from home and mental health - 31 March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 Do you have questions on health and safety whilst home and lone working during the pandemic?... Full Article
and Coronavirus: In-depth insights and practical advice regarding Force Majeure, Frustration and reconsidering Commercial Contracts Webinar - 3 April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 The law on force majeure differs from country to country, not least between common law and civil law jurisdictions. We have produced a both a Global Guide to Force Majeure and an Asia-Pacific Guide to Force Majeure that provides some preliminary ad... Full Article
and Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on how a virus is spread and what health and safety precautions to take during the pandemic - 15 April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 Are you comfortable with latest government guidelines on working in a pandemic? Are you enforcing social distancing? In a sea of fake news do you understand how Coronavirus is actually spread and what is safe and unsafe?... Full Article
and Student contracts and consumer law compliance By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-16 Higher education providers and further education colleges have continued to face close scrutiny of their student contracts and accommodation contracts for compliance with consumer and contract law. ... Full Article
and Webinar and Live Q&A Clinic: Managing Real Estate Contract Risk By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 Join us on Friday 17 April as we examine management of real estate contract risk in an uncertain financial market. This session will look at the types of contractual issues you may face, risk protection, reputation management and effective dispute r... Full Article
and Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - When does a pandemic crisis spell disaster? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 The world is in turmoil. Rumour, fake news and wild assertions form part of our daily information overload. How are good organisations communicating with their employees, suppliers and stakeholders? Reputations will be made and lost during this cris... Full Article