# Public Procurement: Shaping New Legal Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Your Clients

> Solution-focused, Court-Proven, Answers to 7 Thorny Questions: Directly from Top-rated KCs, Judges and Solicitors

- Format: Hybrid
- Date: Friday, 17 November 2023, 9:30AM to 5:00PM (registration from 9:00AM)
- On-demand: 27 November 2023 until 15 March 2024
- Venue: The Landmark, 222 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 6JQ
- 6 hours CPD
- Rates: On-Demand Single £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/procurement23

## Programme

- Chair's introduction: Public Procurement Law 2023: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
  - Chaired by Ciara Kennedy-Loest, Hogan Lovells
- Panel: Christopher Vajda KC; Dr Totis Kotsonis, Head of Procurement at Pinsent Masons
- Levelling the Playing Field: How can you lawfully level the playing field and assess bids objectively when the incumbent has a favourable position, supported by the latest case law?
  - Answered by Valentina Sloane KC
- Evaluators’ Flexibility: In light of new cases, where is the latitude for evaluators to shift their initial views during moderation or in response to clarifications and presentations?
  - Answered by Sarah Hannaford KC
- James Waste Case: How has the James Waste case changed existing thinking on the “gateways to modification” under Reg 72(1), and how do you advise your clients?
  - Answered by Jonathan Davey, Addleshaw Goddard
- Siemens v HS2 Insights: What are the implications of the Siemens v HS2 litigation on expert evidence, and how do you uncover effective confidentiality workarounds for clients?
  - Answered by Fionnuala McCredie KC
- Negotiation Angles: How do you leverage opportunities surrounding negotiation with bidders to gain an advantage for clients under the Procurement Act and side-step the potential litigation angles?
  - Answered by Nigel Giffin KC
- Social Value Opportunities: How vulnerable are clients, and why, when (1) incorporating sustainability and social value objectives in tenders and (2) ensuring that bidders fulfil their commitments?
  - Answered by Parishil Patel KC
- Subsidy Control Challenges: How does procurement co-exist with Subsidy Control, where are the flash-points, and how can you tell whether a subsidy exists in grey area cases?
  - Answered by Anneli Howard KC
- New Regime: What is the state of play with the incoming procurement regime, and how should contracting authorities prepare?
  - Answered by Edward Green OBE, the Cabinet Office
- View from the Bench: Judicial insights into procurement law and new practices under the Procurement Act
  - Answered by The Hon. Mr Justice Waksman

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