Automatic suspensions under the
Procurement Act 2023: the first case

The test for lifting the automatic suspension under Section 102 of the Procurement
Act 2023 has been considered by the Courts for the first time, resulting in confirmation
that the new test is significantly different to the American Cyanamid test and the
suspension being maintained pending trial. Ed Williams looks at why.

Procurement Act 2023 – One Year On:
When it starts to get contentious

In the third and final article of this series, Jo Dumphy and Katherine Calder
from DAC Beachcroft consider some of the challenges facing suppliers and
contracting authorities in bringing and defending potential claims following
the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023, and highlight the practical
considerations when authorities come across them.

Establishing relevant defects under
the Building Safety Act

The First Tier Tribunal has provided helpful clarity on what amounts to a
“relevant defect” for the purposes of Remediation Orders and Remediation
Contribution Orders under the Building Safety Act 2022, writes Sarah Grant.

The Employment Rights Act 2025:
What Public Sector Employers Need to Know

Many of the changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will have a significant
operational and financial impact on public sector employers, particularly
local authorities and schools, where large workforces, high levels of unionisation
and public accountability increase exposure to risk.

The Practical impact of the Procurement Act 2023
– the challenges, the benefits and the legal lacunas

In the second of three articles for Local Government Lawyer on the Procurement
Act 2023 one year after it went live, Katherine Calder and Victoria Fletcher from
DAC Beachcroft consider some of its practical impact and implications, including
how to choose the right regime, how authorities are tackling the notice requirements,
considerations when making modifications, and setting and monitoring KPIs.

Weekly mandatory food
waste collections

What are the new rules on food waste collections and why are
councils set to miss the March deadline? Ashfords’ energy
and resource management team explain.

The Procurement Act 2023: One Year On -
How procurement processes are evolving

Service charge recovery
and the Building Safety Act 2022

Zoe McGovern, Sian Gibbon and Caroline Frampton set out
what local authorities need to consider when it comes to
the Building Safety Act 2022 and service charge recovery.

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law”
is forcing action
Eleanor Jones sets out
what "Awaab's Law"
will mean in practice
for social landlords.