The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) will raise the current duty to prevent harassment from taking “reasonable steps” to taking “all reasonable steps” and will introduce a new standalone liability for ...

Although the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 applied to the procurement, they did not apply to the third-country bidder. However, by inviting that bidder to negotiate, the ...

A new application to strike out under the Procurement Act 2023 has come before the Courts. Apasen Limited v London Borough of Tower Hamlets comprises an application to strike out parts of a claim that ...

On 29 October 2026, Bristol Airport was granted permission to take its legal challenge against the Welsh Government’s £205.2 million subsidy to state-owned Cardiff Airport to the Court of Appeal, ...

At the beginning of August, a new Procurement Policy Note (PPN026) on The Social Value Model was published by the government. The change was announced by the First Secretary of State, Louise Haigh, ...

Lauren is a Solicitor in our Employment Team, based in our Leeds office. Lauren provides employment law advice to both individuals and employers. Lauren has extensive experience in Employment Tribunal ...

If your current family visa is about to expire, you can apply for an extension to your stay in the UK via the FLR(M) route as the spouse, civil partner, or unmarried partner of a British citizen or ...

The Provider Selection Regime (PSR), set out in the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023, came into force on 1st January 2024. The PSR removes the procurement of healthcare ...

We're proud to share that Ward Hadaway has achieved record financial performance in our latest filed accounts for 2023-24. Our revenue has grown by 7%, reaching £48 million - a significant milestone ...

The standstill period has been described as "both a shield for contracting authorities from potential ineffectiveness claims, and as a sword for aggrieved bidders where there has been a failure to ...

UK Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has appointed one of the UK’s leading public funding lawyers, Alexander Rose, as a partner. Based in the firm’s Newcastle office, Alexander joins from international ...

In this Nutshell we look at some of the important points to note for both contracting authorities and suppliers, when it comes to challenges. Throughout previous Nutshells, we have highlighted a ...