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Cabinet Office publishes Plan phase Procurement Act 2023 guidance document

The Cabinet Office has published one new guidance document in relation to the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). It has published one document in relation to the Plan phase, ‘Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives’. This document should be read in conjunction with PA 2023 and its associated regulations. Each guidance document will typically include the legal framework, what has changed, key points and policy intent, linked notices or guidance and where to find further information.

Arbitration or not arbitration? (Bugsby Property LLC v Omni Bridgeway (Fund 5) Cayman Invt Ltd)

Arbitration analysis: An agreement varying a litigation funding agreement contained a clause providing that any party shall be entitled to resolve a dispute by referring it to a KC who would be instructed to provide a final and binding opinion. The court held that the claimant did not have a good arguable case that the clause was an arbitration agreement, and the court could not, therefore, appoint an arbitrator pursuant to section 18 of the Arbitration Act 1996. Written by Jennifer Haywood, barrister, arbitrator and mediator at Serle Court.

Weekly roundup of HMRC import, export and customs guidance—9 December 2024

Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 3 to 9 December 2024.

Commercial weekly highlights—5 December 2024

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the decision in Renaissance Securities Ltd v ILLC Chlodwig Enterprises which considered whether an arbitration agreement was intended to apply to claims by or against third parties, news that the Cabinet Office has published new guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 in relation to the Plan phase, and news that the Crown Commercial Service has published guidance on sustainable procurement which highlights five common 'tripwires' that public sector organisations should avoid.