Sentences with phrase «of public contracts»

Specifically, the authority would oversee the bidding and management process for public contracts «to prevent favoritism, collusion and corruption in the allocation and management of public contracts in the construction industry.»

After the Charbonneau Commission sought to root out corruption, heaps of public contracts will be doled out in coming years.

Harmful acts include: offering an undue advantage to a public official; defrauding through collusion the competitiveness of public bid processes; and manipulating the financial aspects of public contracts.

Acting for a local authority defending a claim for breach of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in connection with a tender for waste, recycling and street cleaning services.

In JBW Ltd v Ministry of Justice [2012] EWCA Civ 8 (16 January 2011) the Court of Appeal held that the procurement of bailiff services by the Ministry of Justice was a service concession and therefore fell outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 («the Regulations»).

In Indigo v Colchester Institute, David Donaldson QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the QBD, considered an application by the Defendant under Regulation 47H (1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009) to lift the automatic suspension imposed by Regulation 47G.

We have extensive legal and practical knowledge of how public procurements should be run, enabling us to quickly advise on whether a breach of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or associated EU principles has occurred, and the strategic options available as a result.

In response to recommendations in the Charbonneau Commission report on granting and management of public contracts in the construction industry, on May 11, 2016, the Quebec government tabled Bill 98, An Act to amend various legislation mainly with respect to admission to professions and the governance of... [more]

In deciding the case, the CJEU reiterated that «the choice of a tender and, thus, of a successful tenderer, is intrinsically linked to the regulation of public contracts by [Directive 2004/18] and, consequently, to the concept of «public contract» within the meaning of Article 1 (2) of that directive».

The High Court has dismissed a claim under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 («the PCR 2015»), and for judicial review, seeking to challenge the evaluation and award of public contracts under the United Kingdom YPO national dynamic purchasing system («the DPS»).

The new unified contract for the provision of publicly funded civil legal aid work did not conform to the principle of transparency, pursuant to regs 4 (3) and 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, (SI 2006/5)(the Regulations).

Mr. Justice Eady held that a breach of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 could affect the members of a union so that remedies could be sought through public law.

Light touch regime Services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 are subject to the light touch regime.

The certifications give MWBE businesses an advantage over other firms for a share of public contracts.

Following the passage of the nation's first same - sex marriage legislation and the country's toughest gun law, the state would become the first to direct 30 percent of public contracts to women - and minority - owned businesses.

Businesses are questioning the legality of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's policy to direct 30 percent of public contracts to women - and minority - owned businesses, pointing out that agencies seem to have skipped conducting studies that are required by law.

Any observer of public contracting can appreciate the difficulty: a government agency involved in the delivery of a public service, except in unusual situations, can not fairly administer a system where it decides whether to let others have some of «its» money.

I was a member of the Public Contract Law Journal, where my note about tax - delinquent federal contractors was published in the summer 2014 issue.

In this part of the case, RMP sought damages from Brent for breach of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5).

In the present case, it is common ground, that the amount of the public contract at issue in the main proceedings amounts to EUR 85,000, which is considerably below the thresholds for application laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24... On the other hand, in its reference for a preliminary ruling, the referring court has not provided any information enabling the Court to... demonstrate the existence of a certain cross-border interest... In those circumstances, the Court finds itself unable to provide a useful answer to the question raised... (C - 486 / 17, paras 17 - 22, references omitted, own translation from French and emphasis added).

Tim has acted in several high profile and leading procurement cases in recent years, and regularly advises both contracting authorities and economic operators in relation to challenges following breaches of the Public Contract Regulations.

Not exact matches

According to filings made by Mercury Public Affairs, a political strategy group contracted by Manafort, the former chancellor had met with several members of Congress in 2013 to lobby for Ukraine.

«The successful candidate will have prior experience as GC or deputy GC of a multi-billion dollar public company responsible for all legal matters (including corporate & other regulatory matters, board governance, legal aspects of M&A, legal aspects of commercial contracts, litigation & dispute resolution, privacy, employment contracts, global public policy, etc.).»

Billionaire Vincent Bollore was charged by French investigators as part of a probe into the possible use of bribes in two African countries to obtain port contracts from public officials, according to a statement from his company.

Instead, the winning group will have a public - private partnership contract with the government which will allow it use of some state infrastructure, such as sites to build towers on and a fiber optic network owned by the state electricity firm.

«Contracting out simple day surgeries frees up capacity in our public hospitals to do the more complex surgeries,» explains Cindy MacDougall, a spokesperson for the B.C. Ministry of Health.

A large share of Italian debt issued under domestic legislation does not have any contract terms and is regulated by an Italian law that gives the Italian Treasury ample latitude to restructure the debt... The composition of Italian public, however, is changing rapidly because in January 2013, Eurozone members started issuing bonds with standardized contract terms.

Consulting groups Integral Development and Nous Group have won contracts to support development of independent public schools, as part of a range of programs that also include 20 principals per year attending a training program at Harvard University.

Florida's public health department has said that there are now a total of 14 cases in the community that were likely contracted from local mosquitoes rather than from someone traveling abroad or having sex with a partner who was infected while abroad.

News of the new kindle comes after Amazon won a $ 30 million contract to deliver e-books to New York City public schools starting next school year.

The proposed regulations, put out for public comment Jan. 4, would ban high upfront fees and restrict the kinds of contracts debt settlement companies can offer, effectively outlawing the business model most popular with, among others, Cambridge Life Solutions, a company Matt McClearn and I wrote about in this magazine last fall.

Closed - shop rules imposed by the carpenters» union dictate public tendering policies, and so most future municipal construction contracts can only be bid by approved union firms, dramatically reducing the number of eligible bidders.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

It usually starts like this (at least this is how it started for me when I earned my scar tissue): you own or work for a startup that sells a product or service and are looking to contract out some work instead of hiring inside staff because, well, you're strapped for cash — things such as fulfillment, public relations and web design are all common applicants.

Bertolini said that the company would make a decision about the contract internally by the end of this year, and a public decision by mid-2018.

It can definitely be assumed that Innoviz has already signed contracts, or is in the process of doing so, to supply its product, in cooperation with Magna, to many auto manufacturers yet to come out of the closet by making public statements.

Drawing from our knowledge of debt restructuring, bankruptcy, public finance, municipal law and governance, labor law, employee benefits, tax, litigation, government contracts and more, our attorneys are adept at positioning municipalities for long - term success.

Yet, such a cryptoledger could also be used to exchange and keep track of other digital assets, from a wide range of financial instruments to public records to smart contracts.

That contract was awarded by PREPA with the understanding that FEMA's public assistance grants would eventually cover most of the cost.

An April 10 advisory on the matter explains that, in light of this guidance, such contracts must be «duly registered» before they are offered for sale, and entities selling them must obtain «the appropriate license and / or permit to sell securities to the public.»

Canada's demands for fewer Buy American rules for public contracts and freer movement of professionals may be a tough sell in the U.S.

Created by Charles Hoskinson — a co-founder of Etheruem — Cardano is a fully open source and public decentralized blockchain, developing a smart contract platform aiming to deliver more complex and advanced features than any platform out there.

Though no cases of undisclosed rebates or contract violations involving WPP ever became public, executives of GroupM were open about efforts to make money off arbitrage or reselling media inventory to clients whose deals allow it.

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Upon completion of this offering, stockholders owning an aggregate of shares will be entitled, under contracts providing for registration rights, to require us to register shares of our common stock owned by them for public sale in the United States.

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Government investments have been directed towards public works of scale (such as from the Hoover Dam), military - industrial contracts, and the financial industry.

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