The claimant said that the respondent had awarded a contract for works at the House of Commons disregarding its obligations under European law as regards open tendering.
Citations:
[1999] EWHC Technology 199, 1996 ORB No 1151, (1999) 67 Con LR 1
Links:
Statutes:
Public Works Contracts Regulations 1991
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Rewe-Zentralfinanz eG v Landwirtschaftskammer fur das Saarland (Judgment) ECJ 16-Dec-1976
‘the right of individuals to rely on the directly effective provisions of the Treaty before national courts is only a minimum guarantee and is not sufficient in itself to ensure the full and complete implementation of the Treaty’
1. The . .
Cited – Commission v Denmark ECJ 22-Jun-1993
Opinion – Tesauro AG said: ‘where a public contract falls to be awarded, it is precisely because the procedure is a competition that it must be ensured that all those who take part have an equal chance; otherwise, it would no longer be a public . .
Cited – Prebble v Television New Zealand Ltd PC 27-Jun-1994
(New Zealand) The plaintiff, an MP, pursued a defamation case. The defendant wished to argue for the truth of what was said, and sought to base his argument on things said in Parliament. The plaintiff responded that this would be a breach of . .
Cited by:
See Also – Harmon CFEM Facades (UK) Ltd v The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons TCC 29-Jun-2000
The company began a claim for damages for the failure to complete an award of a contract, but then went into voluntary liquidation. The defendant refused payment claiming that it would be used only for payment of the insolvency practitioner’s costs. . .
Cited – Montpellier Estates Ltd v Leeds City Council QBD 24-Jun-2010
The defendant sought to strike out certain parts of the claim against it relating to the tendering process for works on a substantial development. It was said that the defendant had given improper preference for the development of its own site.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Torts – Other, Construction, European
Updated: 11 September 2022; Ref: scu.135813