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Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciary

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Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve ambiguities in legislation

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Public inquiry procedure

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The supremacy of EU lawIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

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Produced in partnership with Alexander Campbell of Field Court Chambers 19th May
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 19th May
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Judicial review time limits—extensions and urgent cases

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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May
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What is fettering of discretion in judicial review? When is it an actionable ground of challenge and what must be established for a challenge to succeed?

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Brexit legislation tracker

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Secondary or delegated legislation

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Parliamentary supremacy the enrolled bill rule

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Sources of constitutional law

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Is there a general, implied or common law obligation on a bidder in a tender exercise to act in good faith or with candour when submitting a bid?

Is there a general, implied or common law obligation on a bidder in a tender exercise to act in good faith or with candour when submitting a bid?In...
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13th Sep
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Failing to prevent bribery

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3rd Sep
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Public Contracts Regulations 2015—key steps and common procedures

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Produced in partnership with Gatehouse Chambers 2nd Sep
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Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Public Procurement 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Belgium; Bulgaria;...
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31st Aug
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Public procurement—competitive procedure with negotiation

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Produced in partnership with Katherine Calder of DAC Beachcroft 23rd Aug
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Public procurement—competitive dialogue procedure

Public procurement—competitive dialogue procedure Brexit impact—public procurementThe changes to the PCR 2015 arising as a result of Brexit have been...
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Public procurement—open procedure

Public procurement—open procedureBrexit impact—public procurementThe changes to the PCR 2015 arising as a result of Brexit have been made by the...
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Produced in partnership with Katherine Calder of DAC Beachcroft 23rd Aug
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Public procurement—innovation partnership procedure

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Produced in partnership with Katherine Calder of DAC Beachcroft 23rd Aug
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Public procurement—restricted procedure

Public procurement—restricted procedureBrexit impact—public procurementThe changes to the PCR 2015 arising as a result of Brexit have been made by the...
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Produced in partnership with Katherine Calder of DAC Beachcroft 23rd Aug
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Public procurement law—reform [Archived]

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19th Aug
Q&As

If a contracting authority excludes an economic operator from a public procurement procedure, do they need to give reasons for their decision? Is failure to do so actionable?

If a contracting authority excludes an economic operator from a public procurement procedure, do they need to give reasons for their decision? Is...
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Produced in partnership with Peter Ware of Browne Jacobson 19th Aug
Q&As

Do the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 apply to services concession contracts? If so, what are the thresholds or parameters of application and what are the transitional provisions?

Do the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 apply to services concession contracts? If so, what are the thresholds or parameters of application and...
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19th Aug
Q&As

A contracting authority conducts a mini-competition (for an above-threshold service contract) under a dynamic purchasing system and receives only one bid, which is over budget. In this scenario, is negotiation with the sole tenderer, with a view to reducing the contract price, permitted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, SI 2015/102?

A contracting authority conducts a mini-competition (for an above-threshold service contract) under a dynamic purchasing system and receives only one...
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19th Aug
Q&As

Can a contracting authority specify in its selection criteria that non-compliance with human rights obligations internationally in the economic operator’s supply chain will result in exclusion? If so, is it sufficient for the economic operator to self-certify compliance? Should the contracting authority undertake any independent verification?

Can a contracting authority specify in its selection criteria that non-compliance with human rights obligations internationally in the economic...
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Produced in partnership with Denis Edwards of Normanton Chambers 19th Aug
Practice notes

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 17th Aug
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Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 17th Aug
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Abnormally low tenders

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Produced in partnership with Catherine Wolfenden of Osborne Clarke 15th Aug
Precedents

Letter after expression of interest—all procedures

Letter after expression of interest—all procedures[On headed paper][Insert date][Insert address of bidder provided in expression of interest]Dear...
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15th Aug
Q&As

On what grounds can a contracting authority refuse a request from a bidder to clarify aspects of a bid already submitted in a public procurement process?

On what grounds can a contracting authority refuse a request from a bidder to clarify aspects of a bid already submitted in a public procurement...
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15th Aug
Practice notes

Prior information notices and contract notices

Prior information notices and contract noticesBrexit impact—public procurementThe UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement...
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Produced in partnership with Katherine Calder of DAC Beachcroft 15th Aug

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