Hayley Green

As Ireland gets hit by the European Commission's ruling on illegal State aid to Apple - is Brexit just the beginning?

European Union, Ireland, United Kingdom - August 31 2016 The European Commission (the "EC") released its decision yesterday, following a three year investigation into Ireland's tax treatment of Apple's Irish…

Elizabeth Gibson, Katharine Rutherford, Lucy Woods, Ruth Yates

Stark reminder on the realities of the remedies available for breach of the public procurement rules

United Kingdom - February 12 2016 Two recent procurement cases provide a useful reminder on the realities of the range of remedies available to the Courts for breaches of the public…

Jade Carter

Government Response to Consultations: Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016

United Kingdom - February 11 2016 On 3 February 2016 the Government published its response to the consultations on the new Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Concessions…

New Procurement Thresholds from 1 January 2016

European Union - January 7 2016 The European Commission has revised the procurement thresholds that will apply from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017. The new threshold levels will…

The European Single Procurement Document has now arrived

European Union - January 6 2016 On 5 January 2016 the European Commission implemented Regulation 2016/7 to adopt the new European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") which is aimed…