NEWS
Feb 05, 2021
Government issues policy note on procurements in an emergency, warns on commercial risks of direct awards without competition
The Cabinet Office has issued a procurement policy note (PPN) reminding contracting authorities of the options available to them when undertaking procurements in an emergency.
Feb 03, 2021
Government launches consultation on “bespoke” approach to subsidy control
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation on its proposed new approach to subsidy control in the UK.
Jan 27, 2021
Sharpe Pritchard appoints Rob Hann as Head of Local Government
Specialist public law firm Sharpe Pritchard has appointed Rob Hann as its Head of Local Government.
Jan 19, 2021
Law firm teams up with CommercialGov to deliver governance for commercial activity masterclass for LGA
Sharpe Pritchard is working with CommercialGov to provide a commercial governance masterclass for the Local Government Association.
Dec 18, 2020
Secretary of State to send in governance and finance experts to Nottingham City Council
The Local Government Secretary has said the Government will appoint experts in governance and finance to a new Improvement and Assurance Board at Nottingham City Council.
Dec 10, 2020
Borough council calls in leading local government lawyer to review actions over £250m stadium loan
Woking Borough Council has appointed prominent local government lawyer Gifty Edila to conduct an independent review of its actions over a controversial stadium development in which it offered a developer a £250m loan.
Dec 09, 2020
Ministry asks Liverpool City Council for information on steps taken to secure effective governance in wake of arrests
The Government has asked Liverpool City Council to provide information on the steps it has taken and proposes to take to secure effective governance, in light of a Merseyside Police investigation which has resulted in the arrest and subsequent release on conditional bail of a number of people including the city’s mayor, Joe Anderson.
Dec 08, 2020
Law firm advises county council on £43m learning and leisure campus
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Northumberland County Council on the development of a multi-million-pound learning and leisure campus in Ponteland.
Nov 26, 2020
Council defeats High Court claim from waste company over alleged unlawful state aid
The High Court has thrown out a claim by a recycling company that Durham County Council priced it out of business through unlawful state aid.
Nov 26, 2020
Browne Jacobson advises Homes England on largest West Midlands regeneration project agreement
Law firm Browne Jacobson has advised Homes England on its agreement, in partnership with Walsall Council, with Henry Boot PLC for the largest regeneration project in the West Midlands, Phoenix 10.