Ruth Yates

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, Hayley Green, Katharine Rutherford, Lucy Woods

A contracting authority is reprimanded for its evaluation process and is found to have "fudged" scores

United Kingdom - September 30 2016 In the recent case of Energysolutions EU Limited v. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the High Court has highlighted the importance of transparency…

Melissa King, Katharine Rutherford

Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and Concession Contracts Regulations 2016

United Kingdom - March 31 2016 On 12 February 2016, we discussed the government's consultation on the new Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 ("UCRs") and Concession Contracts…

Shining a light on Services Concession Contracts - High Court strikes out bailiff services procurement challenge

United Kingdom - May 12 2016 The Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") came into force on 26 February 2015 and applies to the procurement of public contracts by…