Brent London Borough Council v Risk Management Partners Ltd: CA 9 Jun 2009

Brent appealed from a finding that it had failed when redirecting a contract for insurance and had no power to become a member or participating member of London Authorities Mutual Limited or to make payments or to enter into commitments to make payments to LAML.
Held: The appeals failed.

Judges:

Pill, Moore-Bick, Hughes LJJ

Citations:

[2009] EWCA Civ 490, [2010] PTSR 349, [2010] BLGR 99

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Public Contracts Regulations 2006

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoRisk Management Partners Ltd, Regina (on the Application of) v The Council of London Borough of Brent Admn 22-Apr-2008
Several local authorities had come together to establish a mutual insurance company. The defendants issued a tender for insurance, and the claimants complained that though their tender had been most advantageous, the defendant had abandoned the . .
Appeal fromRisk Management Partners Ltd v The London Borough of Brent Admn 16-May-2008
Claim for damages – alleged breach of regulations by local council.
Held: Brent had acted in breach of the 2006 Regulations when it abandoned the tender process and awarded the insurance contracts to LAML. Issues of causation and damages were . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromBrent London Borough Council and Others v Risk Management Partners Ltd SC 9-Feb-2011
The council had put out to tender its insurance requirements. The respondent submitted its bid. The council then withdrew the tender in order to take up membership of a mutual company providing such services created by local authorities in London. . .
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Local Government, European

Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.346799