# Public Procurement Law 2024: Shaping New 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, 22 November 2024, 9:00AM to 5:00PM (registration from 9:00AM)
- On-demand: 29 November 2024 until 4 April 2025
- Venue: The Landmark, 222 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 6JQ
- 6 hours CPD
- Rates: On-Demand Single £199.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/procurement24

## Programme

- Chair's introduction: Public Procurement Law 2024: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
  - Chaired by Ciara Kennedy-Loest, Hogan Lovells
- Panel: Christopher Vajda KC; Dr Totis Kotsonis
- Sufficiently Serious Breach: Is the EU law principle of "sufficiently serious breach" still relevant for the award of damages under the Procurement Act, and what is the value of EU law going forward?
  - Answered by Valentina Sloane KC
- Assessment Summaries: Where will you find the holes in "assessment summaries" under the Procurement Act, and how challengeable will they be when compared to award decision letters?
  - Answered by Rhodri Williams KC
- Automatic Suspension: What counts and what will sway the courts over lifting the automatic suspension under section 102 of the Procurement Act? Same old, same old, or watch this space?
  - Answered by Sarah Hannaford KC
- Refining the Criteria: How much can you “refine” the award criteria during the Competitive Flexible Procedure and when - while still being compliant and avoiding challenges?
  - Answered by Jonathan Davey, Addleshaw Goddard
- Have Regards: How - practically and legally - do you balance the “have regards”  to S.12 Objectives, and when can you use them for a Judicial Review or procurement challenge?
  - Answered by Nigel Giffin KC
- Supplier Performance: How do the new supplier performance rules impact contract management and supplier selection for new procurement opportunities? Damp squibs or new and important innovations?
  - Answered by Joseph Barrett KC
- Frameworks and Dynamic Markets: How far can you stretch the frameworks and Dynamic Markets rules under the Procurement Act, including  Neutral Vendor frameworks and above-and below-threshold call-offs?
  - Answered by Michael Bowsher KC
- View from the Bench: Where is the certainty under the Procurement Act at this stage, and what will likely require clarification from the Courts?
  - Answered by The Hon. Mr Justice Waksman

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