Public Law Update - February 2010
22-Feb-2010 | Commercial Agreements, Competition, EU and Trade
This update provides an overview of two recent key legal developments relating to the public sector. Firstly, the ECJ has now confirmed 3 months must be allowed for challenging procurement awards (see ) and secondly, the Court of Appeal has expanded the application of Article 6 to proceedings which will have a substantial influence on later proceedings (see the ). This could lead to legal representation being required in various settings including in certain disciplinary hearings (in this instance, in relation to a school teacher). Both cases are key developments in the public sector arena and will have wider application in the future.
Lawyers Robert Vidal, Louisa Penny
- R. (on the application of G) v the Governors of "X" School, [2010] ECWA Civ 1
- Procurement actions: Radical change as the ECJ removes the requirement to act within three months
