Social housing providers should particularly be aware of a recent case in the context of subcontractor and novated consultant warranties in their favour. Zoe Stollard and Priscilla Hall discuss how, without careful drafting, the benefit of a later collateral warranty may expire at the same time as the earlier underlying Building Contract.

Melanie Pears and Tim Care examine a case where a claimant bidder argued that the defendant contracting authority should not have all the costs of its successful application to lift an automatic suspension.

A recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union should act as a reminder of the importance of adapting procurement to the needs of SMEs, writes Anja Beriro.

Robin Allen QC and Dee Masters, who run the www.ai-lawhub.com and tweet at @AILawHub, summarise the main points from their recent report on artificial intelligence and automated decision-making in government, warning that some local authorities could be acting in a discriminatory way.

The Court of Appeal recently rejected a legal challenge to a London borough’s award of leases for land on which structures that support large digital advertising screens are situated. Mari Roberts explains why.

What should you do if a supplier goes into administration? Chloe Poskitt provides a general overview of administration and what options are open to schools and other bodies.

Gwendoline Davies offers practical advice for commercial contracting parties following a Court of Appeal case involving the application and interaction of common 'boilerplate' clauses, as well as the test for implying terms.

Gwendoline Davies explains what a party needs to do to comply with a ‘reasonable endeavours’ obligation, and considers whether endeavours clauses are always a sensible solution.

Colin Murray and Bradley Martin set out how public bodies can procure bike share schemes - without reinventing the wheel.

Lucy James looks at the legal effect of a decision to abandon a procurement exercise and whether it extinguishes an accrued cause of action a bidder may have against a contracting authority for breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 SI 2015/102 (PCR 2015).

Anja Beriro sets out some key considerations for local authorities drafting contracts as Brexit nears.

Cornwall Council recently defeated procurement and judicial review claims over the provision of sexual health services in the county. Joseph Barrett sets out the wider points of principle from the High Court ruling.

Is it obligatory for bidders to remain as the same legal entity between pre-selection and submission of tenders? Tim Care and Melanie Pears comment on a CJEU judgment.

A recent procurement case has brought into focus the circumstances when the remedy of a declaration of ineffectiveness may be available under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, write Richard Collins and Kathrine Eddon.

Anja Beriro and Peter Ware analyse some of the key considerations around the use of frameworks in public procurement.

Lucy Gregory analyses the key points from recent European Commission guidance on third country bidders.

The Court of Appeal has laid down a new test for rectification of contracts based on common mistake, write Adam Greaves and Liz Williams.

Rob Hann looks at the Lawyers in Local Government’s Codes of Practice for Local Authority Companies.

James Hawkins and Scott Dorling consider the key issues that councils must consider when setting up local authority companies.

Karl Edwards analyses a recent ruling that gives guidance on applying the market economy operator principle to district heating schemes.