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This is a blog about EU law, with a focus on free movement, public procurement and competition law issues. I use it to publish my thoughts on recent developments and to comment on selected Judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU. All comments are personal and in no way bind any of the institutions to which I am affiliated and, particularly, the University of Bristol Law School or the European Commission. I hope to spur discussion and look forward to your feedback and participation.

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December 24, 2013

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May 24, 2018
Pausing the blog until 2019
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May 22, 2018
Bid rigging, self-cleaning, leniency and claims for damages: A beautiful procurement mess? (C-124/17)
May 22, 2018
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May 15, 2018
The false promise of e-procurement portals? A comment on Yukins & Ramish (2018) from a European perspective
May 15, 2018
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May 7, 2018
A Duty to ‘Save’ Seemingly Non-Compliant Tenders for Public Contracts? -- New SSRN paper
May 7, 2018
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'Certain cross-border interest' for a public contract cannot be purely hypothetical (C-486/17)
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  • May 2018
    • May 24, 2018 Pausing the blog until 2019 May 24, 2018
    • May 22, 2018 Bid rigging, self-cleaning, leniency and claims for damages: A beautiful procurement mess? (C-124/17) May 22, 2018
    • May 15, 2018 The false promise of e-procurement portals? A comment on Yukins & Ramish (2018) from a European perspective May 15, 2018
    • May 7, 2018 A Duty to ‘Save’ Seemingly Non-Compliant Tenders for Public Contracts? -- New SSRN paper May 7, 2018
    • May 2, 2018 'Certain cross-border interest' for a public contract cannot be purely hypothetical (C-486/17) May 2, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 30, 2018 No obligation to revise prices payable under public contracts. OK, but for the wrong reasons? (C-152/17) Apr 30, 2018
    • Apr 25, 2018 Can Member States prohibit or restrict the use of in-house arrangements? [guest post* by Dr Deividas Soloveičik] Apr 25, 2018
    • Apr 23, 2018 Brexit & Procurement: Transitioning into the Void? Apr 23, 2018
    • Apr 17, 2018 Why call it essential national interest when you mean control? Thoughts on the converging exceptions to the EU procurement rules a propos the Austrian passports case (C-187/16) Apr 17, 2018
    • Apr 12, 2018 Becoming a digital scholar -- some thoughts Apr 12, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 23, 2018 Easter 2018 Procurement Radar [back on w/c 9 April] Mar 23, 2018
    • Mar 21, 2018 Do EU procurement & State aid rules conflict on possibility for consortium members to 'go it alone'? (C-127/16 P) Mar 21, 2018
    • Mar 19, 2018 Recording of seminar on procurement damages post-Fosen Linjen available Mar 19, 2018
    • Mar 13, 2018 When will you show me the papers? Technical capacity, technical dossiers and verification during the procurement process (C-14/17) Mar 13, 2018
    • Mar 8, 2018 CJEU greenlights ‘remedying procedural short-comings in return for (proportionate) payment’ (C-523/16 & C-536/16) Mar 8, 2018
    • Mar 6, 2018 The end of procurement as we knew it? CJEU consolidates Falk Pharma approach to definition of procurement in Tirkkonen (C-9/17) Mar 6, 2018
    • Mar 5, 2018 Rejection of tenders for EU research funding, any lessons for procurement? (T-76/15) Mar 5, 2018
    • Mar 1, 2018 CJEU clarifies obligation of national supreme and constitutional courts to refer preliminary questions (C-322/16) Mar 1, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 27, 2018 More discussion of damages for breach of EU procurement rules Feb 27, 2018
    • Feb 21, 2018 New paper on competition-based checks on executive discretion in procurement Feb 21, 2018
    • Feb 19, 2018 Some thoughts on circular economy and IT procurement Feb 19, 2018
    • Feb 15, 2018 Interesting case on functional approach to multiple bidding and exclusion of tenderers (C-144/17) Feb 15, 2018
    • Feb 12, 2018 Another conversation on procurement developments with the EFTA Surveillance Authority Feb 12, 2018
    • Feb 6, 2018 Tender evaluation & risk of illegally introducing new award criteria via comments (C-677/15 P & T-477/15) Feb 6, 2018
    • Feb 1, 2018 Paper on Public Procurement & "Core" Human Rights Feb 1, 2018
  • January 2018
    • Jan 29, 2018 Legal Archaeology: Timing of Brexit, CJEU case law & substantive public procurement rules Jan 29, 2018
    • Jan 25, 2018 Two recent cases on transparency & access to documents in EU Institutional procurement (II) (T-164/15) Jan 25, 2018
    • Jan 22, 2018 Two recent cases on transparency & access to documents in EU Institutional procurement (I) (T-136/15) Jan 22, 2018
    • Jan 19, 2018 Post-Brexit Procurement: new European Commission (short) guidance, and some broader thoughts Jan 19, 2018
    • Jan 18, 2018 Funding of in-house entities, CPBs and risks of state aid, some thoughts re Aanbestedingskalender (T-138/15) Jan 18, 2018
    • Jan 15, 2018 Some thoughts on Carillion's liquidation and systemic risk management in public procurement Jan 15, 2018
    • Jan 12, 2018 Interesting Lithuanian case on contracting authorities' liability for false statements in tender documentation [Guest post* by Dr Deividas Soloveičik] Jan 12, 2018
    • Jan 9, 2018 ECJ confirms discretion to exclude tenderers for not updating self-certifications and points towards potential general obligation of sincere cooperation (C-178/16) Jan 9, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 18, 2017 Thank you for reading, Season's greetings and hiatus Dec 18, 2017
    • Dec 15, 2017 AG proposes extension of Falk Pharma doctrine to framework agreements, for wrong reasons (C-9/17) Dec 15, 2017
    • Dec 13, 2017 New paper: Territorial Extension and Case Law of the Court of Justice: Good Administration and Access to Justice in Procurement as a Case Study Dec 13, 2017
    • Dec 11, 2017 Interesting Norwegian case on public procurement of health and social services and alleged discrimination of private enterprises against EU/EEA law (ESA 154/17/COL) Dec 11, 2017
    • Dec 7, 2017 CJEU decision on EIB-funded procurement sheds some light on interpretation of Arts 9 & 17 Dir 2014/24/EU (C-408/16) Dec 7, 2017
    • Dec 4, 2017 Could the Finn Frogne case law get any weirder? The strange case of the partial termination of a parking concession (Conseil d’État, N°s 409728, 409799) Dec 4, 2017
    • Dec 1, 2017 Friday Plug: Inaugural call for papers of the Nordic Journal of European Law Dec 1, 2017
  • November 2017
    • Nov 29, 2017 Some additional thoughts on the interaction between procurement remedies and the principle of State liability—re Fosen-Linjen (E-16/16) and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ([2017] UKSC 34) Nov 29, 2017
    • Nov 27, 2017 Examining Brexit Through the GPA’s Lens: What Next for UK Public Procurement Reform? Nov 27, 2017
    • Nov 22, 2017 Interesting AG Opinion on limits of duty to investigate intra-group collusion in procurement (C-531/16) Nov 22, 2017
    • Nov 20, 2017 GC decision delimiting obligation to assess abnormally low tenders, where contracting authority changes tenders (T-281/16) Nov 20, 2017
    • Nov 16, 2017 AG suggests CJEU should declare fines for clarification or supplementation of procurement documents as contrary to EU law only if disproportionate (C-523/16) Nov 16, 2017
    • Nov 14, 2017 Mixed views on General Court decision concerning claim of 'artificial narrowing of competition' through too strict procurement selection requirements (T-668/15) Nov 14, 2017
    • Nov 9, 2017 Important EFTA case on procurement damages: Was the court of one mind, and will the CJEU follow? (E-16/16) Nov 9, 2017
    • Nov 8, 2017 UNDERSTANDING THE CATALAN CONFLICT FROM A SPANISH CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE [VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE] Nov 8, 2017
    • Nov 6, 2017 Discretion in public procurement—notes of a very energising workshop Nov 6, 2017
  • October 2017
    • Oct 31, 2017 Understanding the Catalan Conflict from a Spanish Constitutional Perspective Oct 31, 2017
    • Oct 26, 2017 Public procurement for a circular economy: some thoughts on policy coordination and fluffy guidance Oct 26, 2017
    • Oct 23, 2017 Further clarification on non-contractual liability vis-a-vis abnormally low tenderers in EU Institutional procurement (C-198/16 P) Oct 23, 2017
    • Oct 19, 2017 CJEU provides some clarification on functional limits to in-house exemption: no two bites of the cherry? (C-567/15) Oct 19, 2017
    • Oct 17, 2017 Making public procurement great again?* COMMENTS on the commission's Communication of 3 october 2017 Oct 17, 2017
    • Oct 12, 2017 The European Commission's Recommendation on procurement professionalisation: Show me the money Oct 12, 2017
    • Oct 10, 2017 Interesting clarification (and broadening) of the Foster test on 'emanation of the State' for purposes of direct effect of EU Directives (C-413/15) Oct 10, 2017
    • Oct 3, 2017 The Commission's procurement mechanism for large infrastructure projects, soft law with a new twist, or catch 22? Oct 3, 2017
    • Oct 2, 2017 Recent case law on EU Institutional Procurement Oct 2, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 28, 2017 reasons for the deduction of points at tender evaluation must be fully disclosed to their last detail: AG MENGOZZI ON DUTY TO MOTIVATE PROCUREMENT DECISIONS (C-376/16 P) Sep 28, 2017
    • Sep 26, 2017 Interesting report on CJEU case handling by the EU Court of Auditors Sep 26, 2017
    • Sep 25, 2017 A couple of papers on procurement and discretion Sep 25, 2017
    • Sep 21, 2017 In-depth discussions on contract modifications at the Danish Association for Public Procurement Sep 21, 2017
    • Sep 18, 2017 CJEU backs automatic exclusion of tenderers that had relied on no longer qualified third parties (C-223/16) Sep 18, 2017
    • Sep 14, 2017 Increasing space for unfair competition from the public sector in procurement markets ~ What now? Sep 14, 2017
    • Sep 11, 2017 Recent Case Law on EU Institutional Procurement under the Financial Regulation (II): Abnormally Low Tenders Sep 11, 2017
    • Sep 7, 2017 Recent case law on EU Institutional Procurement under the Financial Regulation (I): Self-Cleaning Sep 7, 2017
    • Sep 4, 2017 Interesting guidance on confidentiality of commercial secrets in procurement litigation issued by the TCC Sep 4, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 31, 2017 Transparency in Procurement by the EU Institutions Aug 31, 2017
    • Aug 28, 2017 New paper on EU public procurement and national interest Aug 28, 2017
    • Aug 23, 2017 UK Government's Position Paper on CJEU jurisdiction: A Short List of Tricky Issues Aug 23, 2017
    • Aug 22, 2017 AG Kokott Advocates Restrictive Interpretation of Security-Based Derogations of EU Procurement Law (C-187/16) Aug 22, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 21, 2017 Good news and happy holidays Jul 21, 2017
    • Jul 19, 2017 ECJ confirms that procurement rules do not apply to allocation of airport space to groundhandling companies (C-701/15) Jul 19, 2017
    • Jul 17, 2017 ECJ allows contracting authorities to require performance bonds as selection criteria (C-76/16) Jul 17, 2017
    • Jul 13, 2017 New Paper on Extraterritoriality of EU Procurement Rules Jul 13, 2017
    • Jul 7, 2017 Comments to Danish Draft Guidelines on Joint Tendering Jul 7, 2017
    • Jul 4, 2017 Comments on draft Catalan regional law on public procurement Jul 4, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 22, 2017 Interesting AG Opinion on treatment of on-going criminal cases & self-cleaning under 2004 rules (C-178/16) Jun 22, 2017
    • Jun 20, 2017 Anti-competitive, excessively broad, long-term service contracts as a substitute for legislated reform of the NHS in England? -- re manchester out of hospital care tender Jun 20, 2017
    • Jun 13, 2017 Scoping the impact of Brexit for NHS procurement Jun 13, 2017
    • Jun 9, 2017 Interesting Opinion on duty of EU constitutional courts to refer questions for preliminary ruling to ECJ (C-322/16) Jun 9, 2017
    • Jun 5, 2017 Some thoughts on procurement flexibility and accountability after the 2014 EU Public Procurement Package & recent trends in case law Jun 5, 2017
    • Jun 2, 2017 Some thoughts on the transposition of the concessions directive after a comparative conference in Brescia Jun 2, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 25, 2017 A Scandinavian cautionary tale on lot division and distortions of competition for public contracts (E-3/16) May 25, 2017
    • May 22, 2017 Procurement sandboxes, mock procurements and some other thoughts on trying to create space for ‘real world’ experimentation May 22, 2017
    • May 17, 2017 AG Wahl issues excessively formalistic Opinion on 'crumbling' reliance on third party capacities (C-223/16) May 17, 2017
    • May 15, 2017 ECJ extends the Manova principles to the submission of samples & clarifies the scope of Remedies Directive in a Utilities Procurement setting (C-131/16) May 15, 2017
    • May 11, 2017 The curious case of the open envelope inside the envelope - a propos GC's Gfi PSF v Commission Judgment (T-200/16) May 11, 2017
    • May 9, 2017 ECJ clarifies that reliance on third party capacities is not possible after the tenderer has been found not to comply with qualitative selection criteria (C-387/14) May 9, 2017
    • May 5, 2017 Is allocating airport space to groundhandling operators, even if only temporarily, subject to eu utilities procurement rules? (AG Opinion in C-701/15) May 5, 2017
    • May 3, 2017 Looking closely at the RegioPost case: two new papers on public procurement and labour standards under eu law May 3, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 28, 2017 Interesting case on the boundaries of the in-house exemption from the EU public procurement rules (C-567/15) Apr 28, 2017
    • Apr 27, 2017 ECJ stresses flexibility for subcontracting and teaming in the 2014 EU Public Procurement Package (C-298/15) Apr 27, 2017
    • Apr 24, 2017 ECJ extends justiciability of procurement infringements: No need to review the Remedies Directive? (C-391/15) Apr 24, 2017
    • Apr 20, 2017 Are the EU Institutions (about to start) breaching Art 50 TEU & EU public procurement law in the context of Brexit? Apr 20, 2017
    • Apr 7, 2017 Things for your procurement radar before the Easter break Apr 7, 2017
    • Apr 6, 2017 Public procurement in the CJEU's 2016 Annual Report - What a Busy Year and How Much New Case Law To Keep Up With Apr 6, 2017
    • Apr 3, 2017 Critical Assessment of the BBG-SKI study on the feasibility of joint cross-border public procurement Apr 3, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 30, 2017 Some thoughts on recent ECJ case law at ERA's annual conference on European Procurement Law Mar 30, 2017
    • Mar 28, 2017 Study on the feasibility of joint cross-border procurement published (teaser) Mar 28, 2017
    • Mar 23, 2017 We will find out soon enough ~ or maybe not. Some final thoughts on Brexit before the trigger of Art 50 Mar 23, 2017
    • Mar 23, 2017 Can a requirement to furnish financial guarantees (performance bonds) be considered a selection criterion based on economic and financial standing (C-76/16)? Mar 23, 2017
    • Mar 20, 2017 Tecnoedi: An overlooked distortion of the ECJ’s approach to the assessment of cross-border interest for public contracts? (C-318/15) Mar 20, 2017
    • Mar 17, 2017 International Seminar on the Transposition of the 2014 Public Procurement Directives Mar 17, 2017
    • Mar 14, 2017 GC case law round up: Three relatively recent public procurement judgments (T-700/14; T-74/15; T-441/15) Mar 14, 2017
    • Mar 12, 2017 The UK Parliament must force the UK Government to understand the Brexit game before it keeps playing Mar 12, 2017
    • Mar 9, 2017 The German draft bill for a so-called “register of competition” [guest post* by Dr Pascal Friton] Mar 9, 2017
    • Mar 7, 2017 An Intro to Behavioural Law & Economics, or Law & Economics 2.0 Mar 7, 2017
    • Mar 1, 2017 Using "cultural fitness" as evaluation criteria breaches EU and UK public procurement law Mar 1, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 27, 2017 Free to use research project idea Feb 27, 2017
    • Feb 22, 2017 [Input sought] Access to procurement remedies and reciprocity in EU/EEA Member States Feb 22, 2017
    • Feb 20, 2017 New analysis of joint tendering under EU competition law: a few comments on Ritter (2017) Feb 20, 2017
    • Feb 15, 2017 Some thoughts on regulatory substitution, public procurement and labour objectives Feb 15, 2017
    • Feb 13, 2017 Separate operational units within a contracting authority and the scope of Directive 2014/24 Feb 13, 2017
    • Feb 10, 2017 [Conference] Procurement beyond price: Sustainability and CSR in public purchasing Feb 10, 2017
    • Feb 7, 2017 Some initial comments On the Commission's Report on the Effectiveness of the Public Procurement Remedies Directives Feb 7, 2017
    • Feb 2, 2017 A disappointing Brexit White Paper makes for disappointing comments Feb 2, 2017
    • Feb 1, 2017 Interesting Preliminary Reference on Interaction between Competition and Public Procurement Law (C-531/16) [guest post* by Dr Deividas Soloveičik] Feb 1, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 24, 2017 UK Supreme Court Miller Judgment seeks to reassert Parliamentary sovereignty, but it does so in breach of EU law and in disservice to the UK Parliament Jan 24, 2017
    • Jan 23, 2017 GC rules on possibility to offer summary motivation for procurement decisions where disappointed tenderers have been actively engaged in information exchange (T-419/15) Jan 23, 2017
    • Jan 20, 2017 New edition of Public Procurement Indicators published by the European Commission -- some odd uk numbers Jan 20, 2017
    • Jan 19, 2017 Evidence on Brexit impact on UK-EU trade in services submitted to the House of Lords' Sub-Committee on EU Internal Market Jan 19, 2017
    • Jan 17, 2017 PM May's Speech has brought limited clarity of Brexit impact on procurement, but can consequences be significant? Jan 17, 2017
    • Jan 13, 2017 World Bank's "Benchmarking Public Procurement 2017" Jan 13, 2017
    • Jan 11, 2017 ECJ creates randomness in right to challenge procurement decisions by excluded tenderers (C-355/15) Jan 11, 2017
  • December 2016
    • Dec 22, 2016 Happy holidays and all the best for 2017! Dec 22, 2016
    • Dec 19, 2016 Wish list for 2017: My Top 10 priorities for the European Commission’s future activity in public procurement Dec 19, 2016
    • Dec 16, 2016 New paper: Competition Infringements and Procurement Blacklisting Dec 16, 2016
    • Dec 15, 2016 ECJ avoids providing guidance on intensity of judicial review of procurement decisions by sticking to strictly formalistic approach: The Gaping hole remains (C-171/15) Dec 15, 2016
    • Dec 13, 2016 Joint control of in-house entities: ECJ issues additional guidance on limits to exceptions to public procurement obligations, but are they cumulative? (C-553/15) Dec 13, 2016
    • Dec 12, 2016 Project Completed: Full Commentary to UK Public Contracts Regulations in Open Access Dec 12, 2016
    • Dec 9, 2016 Framework agreements should not be used improperly or in such a way as to prevent, restrict or distort competition [guest post* BY DR KIRSI-MARIA HALONEN] Dec 9, 2016
    • Dec 7, 2016 EU law-making in the shadow of the CJEU case law: looking at the “trilogue” black box Dec 7, 2016
    • Dec 2, 2016 Interesting AG Sharpston's Opinion on Lithuanian rules on subcontracting (C-298/15) -- warning on the use & transposition of 63(2) Dir 2014/24 & 79(3) Dir 2014/25? Dec 2, 2016
  • November 2016
    • Nov 30, 2016 Additional Thoughts on Brexit and Public Procurement Nov 30, 2016
    • Nov 25, 2016 ECJ new recommendations on the initiation of preliminary ruling proceedings sends clear signal to UK Supreme Court that the Miller case must be referred Nov 25, 2016
    • Nov 24, 2016 Cross-border joint public procurement: some reflections on the puzzling Art 39(2) Dir 2014/24 Nov 24, 2016
    • Nov 22, 2016 Is the UK moving towards 'innovative small business' procurement set-asides? Would it be a desirable move? Nov 22, 2016
    • Nov 10, 2016 ECJ backs up tough Italian approach to exclusion of non-payers of social security contributions -- will this carry on under Directive 2014/24? (C-199/15) Nov 10, 2016
    • Nov 3, 2016 Why an appeal of the High Court Parliamentary approval Brexit judgment will bring the litigation to the cjeu? Nov 3, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 29, 2016 ECJ CLARIFIES COORDINATION BETWEEN TRANSPORT AND GENERAL PROCUREMENT RULES, BUT WILL THIS HELP IN FUTURE? (C-292/15) Oct 29, 2016
    • Oct 26, 2016 NHS England [On-going] Consultation on management of conflicts of interest Oct 26, 2016
    • Oct 23, 2016 things that make me love my job - A little ultimatum game Oct 23, 2016
    • Oct 19, 2016 Launch of the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard - Some Initial Thoughts Oct 19, 2016
    • Oct 12, 2016 UK issues guidance on social and environmental aspects of procurement, but it is not very useful Oct 12, 2016
    • Oct 6, 2016 Brexit, the limits of law and legal scholarship Oct 6, 2016
    • Oct 4, 2016 Eversheds publishes report on transposition of procurement rules & interesting (guess)timates about procurement litigation in 20 jurisdictions Oct 4, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 29, 2016 A strange Scottish case on evaluation of tenders -- Boston Sci. Ltd v Common Service Agency [2016] CSOH 132 Sep 29, 2016
    • Sep 26, 2016 ECJ confirms that procurement rules do not apply to licences or authorisations (“concessions”) for betting and gambling services (C-225/15) Sep 26, 2016
    • Sep 20, 2016 ECJ deviates from AG Sharpston’s Opinion and accepts use of “sure-refund” good conduct guarantees in public procurement litigation (C-439/14 and C-488/14) Sep 20, 2016
    • Sep 18, 2016 What does Brexit mean for public procurement? Short remarks on Arrowsmith's White Paper Sep 18, 2016
    • Sep 15, 2016 CJEU ignores commercial reality and sets unjustified contractual boilerplate requirements for contractual modifications (C-549/14) Sep 15, 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 29, 2016 Some remarks on the House of Commons' Brexit Research Briefing--Procurement Section Aug 29, 2016
    • Aug 26, 2016 Musings about the constraints to a reimagination of public procurement regulation Aug 26, 2016
    • Aug 24, 2016 A second look at the CJEU's public procurement activity--and a reflection on its implications in terms of remedies and the effectiveness of eu judicial activity Aug 24, 2016
    • Aug 19, 2016 Does (outsorcing) procurement contribute to public sector productivity? (Dunleavy, 2015) Aug 19, 2016
    • Aug 16, 2016 CJEU clarifies scope of application of concessions directive and services directive, and confirms their mutual exclusivity (C-458/14) Aug 16, 2016
    • Aug 12, 2016 New paper on the need to review the Remedies Directive Aug 12, 2016
    • Aug 11, 2016 CJEU opens door to manipulation of evaluations and fails to provide useful guidance on the use of 'soft quality metrics' in the award of public contracts (C-6/15) Aug 11, 2016
    • Aug 3, 2016 CJEU rejected AG Wathelet's proposal for vicarious liability for agent's behaviour in competition law: a more stringent test, but how stringent? (C-542/14) Aug 3, 2016
    • Aug 1, 2016 ECA's Special Report on access to EU Institutions' procurement: will it give a push to further reform? Aug 1, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 11, 2016 Happy holidays - hiatus until 1 August 2016 Jul 11, 2016
    • Jul 7, 2016 CJEU confirms incompatibility between automatic judicial inhibition rules and references for a preliminary ruling: need for reform? (C-614/14) Jul 7, 2016
    • Jul 5, 2016 GC opens dangerous door to post-challenge / after-the-fact 'rationalisation' of public procurement evaluations (T-349/13) Jul 5, 2016
    • Jul 1, 2016 AG delineates boundaries of administrative proportionality assessments and intensity of judicial review requirements under EU public procurement law (C-171/15) Jul 1, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 29, 2016 Brexit may have negative effects for the control of public expenditure, particularly regarding subsidies to large companies Jun 29, 2016
    • Jun 28, 2016 New International Public Procurement Blog Launched by Prof Yukins Jun 28, 2016
    • Jun 26, 2016 Some thoughts on Brexit and its implications Jun 26, 2016
    • Jun 22, 2016 Another State aid decision by GC follows restrictive approach to standing of interested parties (T-118/13) Jun 22, 2016
    • Jun 21, 2016 New Paper: Introduction to law and economics / economic analysis of law Jun 21, 2016
    • Jun 20, 2016 Do public procurement rules apply to "concessions" (rectius, licences or authorisations) for betting and gambling services? (C-225/15) Jun 20, 2016
    • Jun 16, 2016 A conversation with the EFTA surveillance authority on competition, State aid, public procurement and their enforcement Jun 16, 2016
    • Jun 15, 2016 Some thoughts on Smart Procurement: what it is, what it is not, and its limits Jun 15, 2016
    • Jun 14, 2016 Some (anecdotal) updates on the transposition of the 2014 Public Procurement Package Jun 14, 2016
    • Jun 13, 2016 No special rules for calculation of value thresholds for the tendering of 'light-touch' public contracts Jun 13, 2016
    • Jun 8, 2016 Another wrong decision on what is subjected to (EU) public procurement rules (QSRC v NHSE, [2015] EWHC 3752) Jun 8, 2016
    • Jun 6, 2016 ECJ gets first principles of EU public procurement law wrong, as demonstrated by the regulation of dynamic purchasing systems (C-410/14) Jun 6, 2016
    • Jun 3, 2016 ECJ opens door to remedial possibilities when contracting authorities aim to exclude on the basis of shady participation requirements (C-27/15) Jun 3, 2016
    • Jun 2, 2016 Commission issues first salvo to tardy Member States: what next for transposition of public procurement reform? Jun 2, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 24, 2016 CJEU on solo bids by consortium member after partner's bankruptcy: a competition-friendly test? (C-396/14) May 24, 2016
    • May 20, 2016 Commission Notice on notion of State aid shows contradictions with EU public procurement rules, in particular concerning aid and contracts for local sgei May 20, 2016
    • May 19, 2016 Interesting short paper on public procurement and competition law: Blažo (2015) May 19, 2016
    • May 17, 2016 Some thoughts on circular economy and public procurement - a propos Witjes & Lozano (2016) May 17, 2016
    • May 13, 2016 Again, on the 'tricky' concept of State resources under EU State aid law: GC rules on German financial support for renewable energy (T-47/15) May 13, 2016
    • May 10, 2016 RegioPost and its implications: personal notes of the full extended discussion at Bristol conference May 10, 2016
    • May 9, 2016 Happy Europe Day May 9, 2016
    • May 6, 2016 An extended discussion of RegioPost--teaser May 6, 2016
    • May 5, 2016 Additional Austrian postal services to be exempted from compliance with EU (utilities) procurement rules (T-463/14) -- a warning of procedural rebalancing under dir 2014/25? May 5, 2016
    • May 2, 2016 AG Sharpston rightly opposes use of financial guarantees as pre-requisite for procurement challenges (C-439/14 and C-488/14) May 2, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 28, 2016 Can you ask for what you already have? GC tightens access to documents of EU institutions (T-221/08) Apr 28, 2016
    • Apr 26, 2016 Interesting political science theories I would like to use in Future "Law and ..." research Apr 26, 2016
    • Apr 23, 2016 Would a Brexit significantly change the way the English public sector buys supplies and services? Apr 23, 2016
    • Apr 21, 2016 Study on administrative capacity to manage public procurement in the EU - some critical remarks on public procurement transparency Apr 21, 2016
    • Apr 15, 2016 Open season for new EU public procurement rules: direct effect, indirect effect and State liability Apr 15, 2016
    • Apr 13, 2016 Some reflections on competition implications of new procurement developments Apr 13, 2016
    • Apr 11, 2016 CJEU offers further clarification on rules for reliance on third party capacities and the possibility to impose restrictions thereof(C-324/14) Apr 11, 2016
    • Apr 8, 2016 Interesting paper on political contestability and public contracts' rigidity [Beuve, Moszoro & Saussier (2016)] Apr 8, 2016
    • Apr 6, 2016 Public procurement keeps steady in CJEU's 2015 Annual Report--A quick look Apr 6, 2016
    • Apr 5, 2016 Non ci facciano perdere tempo... CJEU axes barriers to effective judicial review or procurement challenges and stresses 'obligation' to follow preliminary rulings (C-689/13) Apr 5, 2016
    • Apr 4, 2016 Difficulties derived from the asymmetrical economic integration in the EU: some reflections on the way forward? – re Bieling, Jäger & Ryner (2016) Apr 4, 2016
  • March 2016
    • Mar 21, 2016 Happy Easter break Mar 21, 2016
    • Mar 16, 2016 Interesting paper on International Trade and Regulatory Cooperation in Public Procurement (Hoekman, 2015) Mar 16, 2016
    • Mar 14, 2016 A more commercial approach to procurement? Reply to Uddalak Datta Mar 14, 2016
    • Mar 11, 2016 Should evaluation committees Be Banned From Using 'soft quality metrics' when they assess Public tenders? (C-6/15) Mar 11, 2016
    • Mar 10, 2016 CJEU rules on Greek Support to The Agricultural Sector under the 2008 and 2009 State Aid Frameworks: A Blow to the Commission's Waiver of Discretion? (C-431/14 P) Mar 10, 2016
    • Mar 7, 2016 How far can Member States push formal requirements in self-certifications? Will the CJEU give Member States a wake up call? (a propos AG Wathelet in C-46/15 ) Mar 7, 2016
    • Mar 3, 2016 State aid in rescue of firms in difficulty, merger control and patent litigation (T-79/14): quite a mix Mar 3, 2016
    • Mar 2, 2016 New Paper: "Exclusion of Economic Operators from Public Procurement Procedures. A Comparative View on Selected Jurisdictions" Mar 2, 2016
    • Mar 1, 2016 The Legal Status of the Agreement of the Heads of State or Government (re Brexit) Mar 1, 2016
  • February 2016
    • Feb 29, 2016 The saga of Mr Brouillard and the EU Courts (F-148/15, T-420/13, C-298/14 ... and C-590/15 P) Feb 29, 2016
    • Feb 26, 2016 Interesting Procurement Paper (Li & Xu, 2016): A Blueprint for Variable Remuneration of Public Procurement Officers? A Warning against some types of Centralised Procurement? Feb 26, 2016
    • Feb 25, 2016 ERA Annual Conference on European Public Procurement Law 2016 (Trier, 14-15 April 2016) Feb 25, 2016
    • Feb 24, 2016 A PLEA FOR A MORE NUANCED APPROACH THAN AG BOT'S to the INTERACTION BETWEEN ART 267 TFEU AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO FAIR TRIAL AND PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE (C-614/14) Feb 24, 2016
    • Feb 23, 2016 ANNOUNCING AN EVENT TO DISCUSS REGIOPOST AT LENGTH Feb 23, 2016
    • Feb 22, 2016 Some recent indicators of public procurement in the EU Feb 22, 2016
    • Feb 20, 2016 UK High Court soon to rule on conflicts of interest under reg.24 PCR2015 (Art 24 Dir 2014/24) (Counted4 CIC v Sunderland City Council) Feb 20, 2016
    • Feb 19, 2016 CJEU consolidates push for overcompliance with EU public procurement rules in the provision of public services (C-446/14) Feb 19, 2016
    • Feb 18, 2016 Collaborative Cross-Border Procurement in the EU: Future or Utopia? Feb 18, 2016
    • Feb 12, 2016 Interesting paper on resistance to collaborative/centralised public procurement (Mason & Meehan: 2016) Feb 12, 2016
    • Feb 10, 2016 Announcing event on public procurement, competition, conflicts of interest and NHS commissioning (Bristol, 23.06.16) Feb 10, 2016
    • Feb 9, 2016 General Court forced to engage in 'law & language' analysis... Everything is relative... (T-722/14) Feb 9, 2016
    • Feb 5, 2016 Creating reliable econometric models of the CJEU case law: a response to criticisms (by Arrebola, Mauricio & Jimenez) Feb 5, 2016
    • Feb 5, 2016 Excellent @E15Initiative Think Piece on Competition, Corruption and Trade dimensions of Public Procurement Regulation (Anderson, Kovacic and Müller: 2016) Feb 5, 2016
    • Feb 4, 2016 Some thoughts on the European Commission's revised proposal for regulation on third-country access to public procurement Feb 4, 2016
    • Feb 2, 2016 The difficulties in an econometric analysis of CJEU case law -- a propos Arrebola, Mauricio & Jiménez Portilla (2016) Feb 2, 2016
    • Feb 1, 2016 CJEU pushes for flexibility for teaming agreements under EU public procurement rules: what implications for the interpretation of Arts 19 & 63 Dir 2014/24? (C-234/14) Feb 1, 2016
  • January 2016
    • Jan 29, 2016 Some thoughts on the principle of competition's direct and indirect effects in public procurement from 18 April 2016 Jan 29, 2016
  • December 2015
    • Dec 23, 2015 What an amazing year 2015 has been. Thank you [and hiatus] Dec 23, 2015
    • Dec 20, 2015 CJEU: companies cannot mislead consumers under their 'freedom of expression' (C-157/14) Dec 20, 2015
    • Dec 16, 2015 AG Mengozzi on price comparisons: buying cars is not like buying tomatoes ... So what? (C-476/14) Dec 16, 2015
    • Dec 11, 2015 Early Career Researcher Public Procurement Conference Announced (March 4th, 2016, London) Dec 11, 2015
    • Dec 10, 2015 Lost in translation or games of semantics? CJEU deepens diverging protection for registered and reputed trade marks against translated 'identical' signs (C-603/14) Dec 10, 2015
    • Dec 7, 2015 AG Wathelet proposes creation of excessive presumption of liability for third party infringement of Art 101 TFEU (C-542/14) Dec 7, 2015
    • Dec 3, 2015 Evaluation of tenders after the expiry of their validity does not annul tender for EU public contracts (T-553/13) Dec 3, 2015
    • Dec 2, 2015 Joint Bidding and Subcontracting under EU Competition Law: Some critical comments on Thomas (2015) Dec 2, 2015
  • November 2015
    • Nov 30, 2015 CJEU's new formulation of legal test to distinguish between anticompetitive agreements by object and by effect (C-345/14) Nov 30, 2015
    • Nov 27, 2015 CJEU decouples limitation periods for award challenges and for damages actions in EU public procurement (C-166/14) Nov 27, 2015
    • Nov 26, 2015 New paper with extended comments on EasyPay from a public procurement perspective (C-185/14) Nov 26, 2015
    • Nov 25, 2015 Legitimate expectations claims and EU State aid rules after SAM: some thoughts Nov 25, 2015
    • Nov 23, 2015 Restrictions on subcontracting under EU public procurement rules: à-propos the Opinion of AG Sharpston (C-406/14) Nov 23, 2015
    • Nov 19, 2015 Are English Universities likely to stop having to comply with EU public procurement law? Nov 19, 2015
    • Nov 17, 2015 CJEU clarifies and minimises Rüffert, and expands scope for minimum wage requirements in public procurement (C-115/14) Nov 17, 2015
    • Nov 13, 2015 CJEU confirms its jurisdiction to review procurement decisions linked to EU's external action (C‑439/13 P) Nov 13, 2015
    • Nov 12, 2015 CJEU requires EU law compliant interpretation of national principles of res iudicata (C-505/14) Nov 12, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 Excellent workshop on 2014 reform of EU public procurement Directives, soon to lead on to new book Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 4, 2015 GC imposes liability on the European Commission for obvious breach of equal treatment in public procurement (T-199/14) Nov 4, 2015
    • Nov 2, 2015 Nothing is what it seems: A different concept of 'body governed by public law' for public procurement and VAT (C-174/14) Nov 2, 2015
  • October 2015
    • Oct 29, 2015 Quick Thoughts on Putting Public Procurement Compliance at the Heart of Strategy for Deeper and Fairer Single Market Oct 29, 2015
    • Oct 23, 2015 CJEU takes more refined approach to the 'separability of activities' in the definition of (public) undertakings for the application of EU competition law (C-185/14) Oct 23, 2015
    • Oct 22, 2015 CJEU makes interesting points regarding illegal presumptions of restriction of competition in public procurement (C-425/14) Oct 22, 2015
    • Oct 21, 2015 Not all investors are equal ... or not equal to the EU financial institutions anyway (re 2012 Greek debt crisis) (T-79/13) Oct 21, 2015
    • Oct 20, 2015 An EU Competition Law Primer for Public Procurement Students Oct 20, 2015
    • Oct 17, 2015 CCS' Guidance on electronic communications and the issue of initial disclosure of procurement documents Oct 17, 2015
    • Oct 15, 2015 Another excessively formalistic Judgment on conflicts of interest in public procurement (T-403/12) Oct 15, 2015
    • Oct 13, 2015 Interesting case on the award of public contracts and 'prudential budgetary reserves' (T-90/14) Oct 13, 2015
    • Oct 7, 2015 A very expensive slip of the pen? GC takes hard line in assessment of debriefing letter and awards compensation for loss of opportunity (T-299/11) Oct 7, 2015
    • Oct 6, 2015 CJEU reiterates case law on mutual recognition of certificates and free movement of goods (C-354/14) Oct 6, 2015
    • Oct 5, 2015 Strange question about obligation to refer issues for preliminary ruling to CJEU under Art 267 TFEU (C-452/14) Oct 5, 2015
    • Oct 1, 2015 Some reflections on the working languages of the European Union and its Institutions (à-propos T-124/13 and T-191/13) Oct 1, 2015
  • September 2015
    • Sep 29, 2015 Further thoughts on the competition implications of public contract registries: rebuttal to Telles Sep 29, 2015
    • Sep 22, 2015 New Paper (in Spanish) on Agency Theory and Conflicts of Interest in Public Procurement Sep 22, 2015
    • Sep 19, 2015 Why are public contracts registers problematic? Sep 19, 2015
    • Sep 11, 2015 AG Opinion favours minimum pay in public contracts: why the CJEU should not follow (C-115/14) Sep 11, 2015
    • Sep 4, 2015 When a commercial lawyer is (also) a consumer: Excessive paternalism by the CJEU (C-110/14) Sep 4, 2015
  • August 2015
    • Aug 24, 2015 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ... THE END Aug 24, 2015
    • Aug 24, 2015 Revocation, amendments, savings, transitional provisions and temporary exceptions under regs.115 to 122 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 24, 2015
    • Aug 21, 2015 General provisions applicable to Part 4 under reg.114 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 21, 2015
    • Aug 20, 2015 Payment of undisputed invoices within 30 days by contracting authorities, contractors and subcontractors under reg.113 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 20, 2015
    • Aug 19, 2015 A network of papers on competition in public procurement: What a summer Aug 19, 2015
    • Aug 19, 2015 Yet another paper on the principle of competition in the 2014 public procurement Directive Aug 19, 2015
    • Aug 19, 2015 Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded under Reg. 112 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 19, 2015
    • Aug 18, 2015 Assessing suitability etc under Reg. 111 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 18, 2015
    • Aug 17, 2015 Good decision on non-disclosure of confidential information in public procurement, despite use of Freedom of Information Act Aug 17, 2015
    • Aug 17, 2015 Publication of contract opportunities on Contracts Finder under Reg.110 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 17, 2015
    • Aug 14, 2015 Thank you for putting me on SSRN top 500 authors in the last 12 months Aug 14, 2015
    • Aug 14, 2015 New paper on intersection of competition law and public procurement Aug 14, 2015
    • Aug 14, 2015 Scope of Chapter 8 under Reg. 109 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 14, 2015
    • Aug 13, 2015 Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded under Reg. 108 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 13, 2015
    • Aug 12, 2015 Qualitative selection under Reg.107 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 12, 2015
    • Aug 11, 2015 Concerted withdrawal of bids for legal aid work: a cartel in public procurement. Could it be justified? Aug 11, 2015
    • Aug 11, 2015 Publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used under reg.106 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 11, 2015
    • Aug 10, 2015 New Paper: Assessing Public Administration’s Intention in EU Economic Law: Chasing Ghosts or Dressing Windows? Aug 10, 2015
    • Aug 10, 2015 Scope of Chapter 7 under reg.105 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 10, 2015
    • Aug 7, 2015 Injunctions against the Crown under reg.104 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 7, 2015
    • Aug 6, 2015 Ineffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement under reg.103 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 6, 2015
    • Aug 5, 2015 Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness under reg.102 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 5, 2015
    • Aug 4, 2015 Consequences of ineffectiveness under reg.101 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 4, 2015
    • Aug 3, 2015 General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness under reg.100 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Aug 3, 2015
  • July 2015
    • Jul 31, 2015 New paper on principle of competition and pursuit of horizontal policies in public procurement Jul 31, 2015
    • Jul 31, 2015 Grounds for ineffectiveness under reg.99 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 31, 2015
    • Jul 30, 2015 Remedies where the contract has been entered into under reg.98 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 30, 2015
    • Jul 29, 2015 Remedies where the contract has not been entered into under reg.97 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 29, 2015
    • Jul 28, 2015 Interim orders under reg.96 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 28, 2015
    • Jul 27, 2015 Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision under reg.95 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 27, 2015
    • Jul 20, 2015 Short break for holidays Jul 20, 2015
    • Jul 17, 2015 Starting proceedings under reg.94 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 17, 2015
    • Jul 16, 2015 Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness under Reg. 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 16, 2015
    • Jul 15, 2015 General time limits for starting proceedings under reg.92 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 15, 2015
    • Jul 14, 2015 Enforcement of duties through the Court under Reg. 91 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 14, 2015
    • Jul 13, 2015 Duty owed to economic operators from certain other (non-EEA) states under Reg. 90 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 13, 2015
    • Jul 10, 2015 Duty owed to economic operators from EEA states under Reg. 89 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 10, 2015
    • Jul 9, 2015 GC stresses need for balanced protection of confidential information in public procurement (T-536/11) Jul 9, 2015
    • Jul 9, 2015 Applications to the Court and their interpretation under reg.88 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 9, 2015
    • Jul 8, 2015 Facilitation of remedies under regs.85 to 87 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 8, 2015
    • Jul 7, 2015 Reporting and documentation requirements under Reg. 84 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 7, 2015
    • Jul 6, 2015 Retention of contract copies under Reg. 83 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 6, 2015
    • Jul 3, 2015 Decisions of the jury in design contests under Reg. 82 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 3, 2015
    • Jul 2, 2015 Composition of the jury for design contests under Reg. 81 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 2, 2015
    • Jul 1, 2015 Extended comments on non-profit organisations, procurement and State aid implications of Spezzino (C-113/13) Jul 1, 2015
    • Jul 1, 2015 Rules on organisation of design contests and the selection of participants under Reg. 80 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jul 1, 2015
  • June 2015
    • Jun 30, 2015 Notices for design contests under Reg. 79 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 30, 2015
    • Jun 29, 2015 Scope of rules on design contests under Reg. 78 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 29, 2015
    • Jun 26, 2015 Reserved contracts for certain services under Reg. 77 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 26, 2015
    • Jun 25, 2015 Principles of awarding contracts for social and other specific services under Reg. 76 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 25, 2015
    • Jun 24, 2015 Interesting paper on use of theory in public procurement research (Flynn & Davis, 2014) Jun 24, 2015
    • Jun 24, 2015 Publication of notices under Reg. 75 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 24, 2015
    • Jun 23, 2015 Award of contracts for social and other specific services under Reg. 74 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 23, 2015
    • Jun 22, 2015 Termination of contracts under Reg. 73 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 22, 2015
    • Jun 19, 2015 What level of transparency for award/call-off decisions within framework agreements? Jun 19, 2015
    • Jun 19, 2015 Modification of contracts during their term under Reg. 72 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 19, 2015
    • Jun 18, 2015 Subcontracting under Reg. 71 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 18, 2015
    • Jun 10, 2015 Another interesting paper on corruption and (induced) collusion in public procurement (Gong & Zhou, 2015) Jun 10, 2015
    • Jun 9, 2015 Interesting paper on corruption and (induced) collusion in public procurement (Ostrovnaya & Podkolzina, 2015) Jun 9, 2015
    • Jun 8, 2015 CJEU implicitly rejects GC's views on subjective assessment of two-part State aid measures under Art 107(1) TFEU (C-15/14) Jun 8, 2015
    • Jun 5, 2015 Public procurement podcast series now launched Jun 5, 2015
    • Jun 5, 2015 Conditions for performance of contracts under Reg. 70 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 [and pause] Jun 5, 2015
    • Jun 4, 2015 Abnormally low tenders under Reg. 69 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 4, 2015
    • Jun 3, 2015 Life-cycle costing under Reg. 68 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 3, 2015
    • Jun 2, 2015 New SSRN short paper on Art 18(1) Dir 2014/24 and other competition and procurement issues Jun 2, 2015
    • Jun 2, 2015 Contract award criteria under Reg. 67 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 2, 2015
    • Jun 1, 2015 Reduction of candidates, tenders and solutions under Regs. 65 and 66 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Jun 1, 2015
  • May 2015
    • May 29, 2015 Recognition of official lists of approved economic operators and certification by certification bodies under Reg. 64 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 29, 2015
    • May 28, 2015 Reliance on the capacities of other entities under Reg. 63 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 28, 2015
    • May 27, 2015 My preliminary thoughts on why UK's Referendum Bill franchise infringes Art 18 TFEU May 27, 2015
    • May 27, 2015 Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards under Reg. 62 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 27, 2015
    • May 26, 2015 AG Jääskinen confirms GC and CJEU jurisdiction to review procurement decisions linked to EU's external action: Time to rethink? (C‑439/13 P) May 26, 2015
    • May 26, 2015 Recourse to e-Certis under Reg. 61 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 26, 2015
    • May 25, 2015 Means of proof under Reg. 60 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 25, 2015
    • May 21, 2015 Social housing, State aid and procurement show up again in EU Courts' case law (T-397/12) May 21, 2015
    • May 21, 2015 Short break May 21, 2015
    • May 20, 2015 European Single Procurement Document under Reg. 59 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 20, 2015
    • May 19, 2015 Selection criteria under Reg. 58 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 19, 2015
    • May 18, 2015 Exclusion grounds under Reg. 57 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 18, 2015
    • May 15, 2015 General principles in awarding contracts under Reg. 56 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 15, 2015
    • May 14, 2015 Informing candidates and tenderers under Reg. 55 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 14, 2015
    • May 13, 2015 Invitations to candidates under Reg. 54 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 13, 2015
    • May 12, 2015 Electronic availability of procurement documents under Reg. 53 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 12, 2015
    • May 11, 2015 Publication at national level under Reg. 52 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 11, 2015
    • May 8, 2015 Some bold thoughts about the (distant?) future of public procurement in the EU May 8, 2015
    • May 8, 2015 Form and manner of sending notices for publication at EU level under Reg. 51 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 8, 2015
    • May 7, 2015 Contract award notices under Reg. 50 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 7, 2015
    • May 6, 2015 New SSRN paper on State aid enforcement after the crisis May 6, 2015
    • May 6, 2015 Contract notices under Reg. 49 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 6, 2015
    • May 5, 2015 Prior information notices under Reg. 48 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 5, 2015
    • May 1, 2015 Time limits under Reg. 47 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 1, 2015
  • April 2015
    • Apr 30, 2015 Division of contracts into lots under Reg. 46 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 30, 2015
    • Apr 29, 2015 Variants under Reg. 45 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 29, 2015
    • Apr 28, 2015 Test reports, certificates and other means of proof under Reg. 44 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 28, 2015
    • Apr 27, 2015 Labels under Reg. 43 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 27, 2015
    • Apr 27, 2015 2nd edn of Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Hart, 2015) now available Apr 27, 2015
    • Apr 24, 2015 Technical specifications under Reg. 42 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 24, 2015
    • Apr 23, 2015 Prior involvement of candidates or tenderers under Reg. 41 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 23, 2015
    • Apr 22, 2015 Preliminary market consultations under Reg. 40 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 22, 2015
    • Apr 21, 2015 Procurement involving contracting authorities from other Member States under Reg. 39 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 21, 2015
    • Apr 20, 2015 Occasional joint procurement under Reg. 38 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 20, 2015
    • Apr 17, 2015 Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies under Reg. 37 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 17, 2015
    • Apr 16, 2015 Electronic catalogues under Reg.36 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 16, 2015
    • Apr 15, 2015 Electronic auctions under Reg.35 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 15, 2015
    • Apr 14, 2015 Dynamic purchasing systems under Reg. 34 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 14, 2015
    • Apr 13, 2015 Rethinking the Law School and the way law academics publish (reference to @CarelStolker) Apr 13, 2015
    • Apr 13, 2015 Framework agreements under Reg. 33 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 13, 2015
    • Apr 10, 2015 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication under Reg. 32 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 10, 2015
    • Apr 9, 2015 Innovation partnerships under Reg. 31 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 9, 2015
    • Apr 8, 2015 Competitive dialogue under Reg. 30 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 8, 2015
  • March 2015
    • Mar 30, 2015 Procurement tennis pauses for Easter break Mar 30, 2015
    • Mar 27, 2015 Public procurement in the CJEU's Annual Report 2014 Statistics Mar 27, 2015
    • Mar 27, 2015 The CJEU's maximalism and minimalism in the treatment of experience as a procurement award criterion (C-601/13) Mar 27, 2015
    • Mar 27, 2015 Competitive procedures with negotiation under Reg. 29 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 27, 2015
    • Mar 26, 2015 Restricted procedures under Reg. 28 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 26, 2015
    • Mar 25, 2015 Duty to state reasons for the ranking of tenders in public procurement: Evropaïki Dynamiki strikes back (T-297/09) Mar 25, 2015
    • Mar 25, 2015 Open procedures under Reg. 27 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 25, 2015
    • Mar 24, 2015 Choice of procedures under Reg. 26 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 24, 2015
    • Mar 23, 2015 Conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements under Reg. 25 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 23, 2015
    • Mar 22, 2015 New paper on the continuing relevance of general principles of EU public procurement after the Concessions Directive Mar 22, 2015
    • Mar 20, 2015 Conflicts of interest under Reg. 24 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 20, 2015
    • Mar 19, 2015 GC supports exercise of discretion in the assessment of technical compliance in public procurement (T-30/12) Mar 19, 2015
    • Mar 19, 2015 Nomenclatures under Reg. 23 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 19, 2015
    • Mar 18, 2015 A conversation on horizontal policies in public procurement Mar 18, 2015
    • Mar 18, 2015 Rules applicable to communication under Reg. 22 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (II) Mar 18, 2015
    • Mar 17, 2015 CJEU offers clarification on identification and assessment of conflicts of interest in public procurement (C-538/13) Mar 17, 2015
    • Mar 17, 2015 Rules applicable to communication under Reg. 22 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (I) Mar 17, 2015
    • Mar 17, 2015 Confidentiality under Reg. 21 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 17, 2015
    • Mar 13, 2015 Reserved contracts under Reg.20 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 13, 2015
    • Mar 12, 2015 Economic operators under Reg.19 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 12, 2015
    • Mar 11, 2015 Don't skip a beat: CJEU intends to strengthen consumer protection of medical devices, but does it? (C-503/13) Mar 11, 2015
    • Mar 11, 2015 Principles of procurement under Reg.18 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 11, 2015
    • Mar 10, 2015 Procurements involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules under Reg.17 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 10, 2015
    • Mar 9, 2015 Mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects under Reg.16 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 9, 2015
    • Mar 6, 2015 Defence and Security Procurement under Reg.15 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 6, 2015
    • Mar 5, 2015 Research and Development Services under Reg.14 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 5, 2015
    • Mar 4, 2015 Is Inter-Environnement Wallonie alive? It is, but the CJEU does not maximise use of Directive's anticipatory effects (C-104/04) Mar 4, 2015
    • Mar 4, 2015 Contracts subsidised by contracting authorities under Reg.13 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 4, 2015
    • Mar 3, 2015 Public contracts between entities within the public sector under Reg.12 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 3, 2015
    • Mar 2, 2015 Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right under Reg.11 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 2, 2015
  • February 2015
    • Feb 27, 2015 Specific exclusions for service contracts under Reg.10 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 27, 2015
    • Feb 26, 2015 Procurement pursuant to international rules under Reg.9 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 26, 2015
    • Feb 25, 2015 An interesting different take on public procurement decision-making (reference to Crowder, 2015) Feb 25, 2015
    • Feb 25, 2015 Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications under Reg.8 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 25, 2015
    • Feb 24, 2015 Utilities' exclusion under Reg.7 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 24, 2015
    • Feb 23, 2015 Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement under Reg.6 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 23, 2015
    • Feb 20, 2015 Threshold amounts under Reg.5 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 20, 2015
    • Feb 19, 2015 Mixed procurement under Reg.4 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 19, 2015
    • Feb 18, 2015 Subject-matter and scope under Reg.3 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 18, 2015
    • Feb 17, 2015 Definitions under Reg.2 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Feb 17, 2015
    • Feb 16, 2015 Public Contracts Regulations 2015: A four hand commentary Feb 16, 2015
    • Feb 12, 2015 Should Damages in Public Procurement Hinge on Disappointed Bidders’ Commercial Interests? A Comment on Energy Solutions EU Ltd v Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Feb 12, 2015
    • Feb 11, 2015 Marketing and the perfect crime? CJEU engages in a strange discussion of operational vs commercial discounts and issues ruling against mail consolidators (C-340/13, bpost) Feb 11, 2015
    • Feb 6, 2015 Delays in public procurement and liquidated damages (Dosi & Moretto, 2015): a further justification for new rules on modification and termination Feb 6, 2015
    • Feb 5, 2015 AG Szpunar submits that German nuclear taxes are not State aid, but his reasoning is totally unimaginative (C-5/14) Feb 5, 2015
    • Feb 4, 2015 A political scientist's call (to the UK) to strengthen competition in the procurement of social services (Lamothe, 2014) Feb 4, 2015
    • Feb 1, 2015 200,000 thank yous Feb 1, 2015
  • January 2015
    • Jan 29, 2015 GC gets it totally wrong and pushes once more for excessive price transparency in public procurement (T-667/11) Jan 29, 2015
    • Jan 23, 2015 New SSRN working paper on Qualification, Selection and Exclusion of Economic Operators Under Spanish Public Procurement Law Jan 23, 2015
    • Jan 22, 2015 Some difficult questions on the interaction between public procurement and competition law Jan 22, 2015
    • Jan 15, 2015 Direct award of concession contracts to holders of exclusive rights: the puzzle of Art 10(1) Dir 2014/23 Jan 15, 2015
    • Jan 15, 2015 CJEU criticisably supports taxi monopoly in State aid case on use of London's bus lanes (C-518/13) Jan 15, 2015
    • Jan 9, 2015 Exclusive rights, State aid and lottery: a winning ticket worth an extended monopoly? (T-58/13) Jan 9, 2015
    • Jan 7, 2015 Some thoughts on a paper on the Concessions Directive and competition law [Farley-Pourbaix, (2015) JECLAP 6(1): 15-25] Jan 7, 2015
  • December 2014
    • Dec 19, 2014 Happy holidays and all best wishes for 2015 Dec 19, 2014
    • Dec 19, 2014 CJEU supports interaction between competition and public procurement rules (C-470/13) Dec 19, 2014
    • Dec 19, 2014 CJEU contributes to the blurring of public-private divide in public procurement (C-568/13) Dec 19, 2014
    • Dec 12, 2014 Contracting authorities should not be scared to exclude misbehaving tenderers, for the CJEU has their back (C-440/13) Dec 12, 2014
    • Dec 11, 2014 Is Altmark not applicable to ambulance services? Or is San Lorenzo & Croce Verde not very clear? (C-113/13) Dec 11, 2014
    • Dec 11, 2014 Teaser: Why are ambulance services different, and why is it so complicated to procure them? (C-113/13) Dec 11, 2014
    • Dec 9, 2014 Justifications for apparently abnormally low tenders need to be in sync with original tender (T-422/11) Dec 9, 2014
    • Dec 9, 2014 The best way to deal with a petition to the European Parliament? Admit it and then we'll see (C-261/13) Dec 9, 2014
    • Dec 5, 2014 Paper on centralisation of procurement and competition law Dec 5, 2014
    • Dec 4, 2014 Is the flexibilisation of formal requirements in public procurement going both ways? (T-394/12) Dec 4, 2014
  • November 2014
    • Nov 21, 2014 Short procurement reflection Nov 21, 2014
    • Nov 20, 2014 "Monitor and the Competition and Markets Authority": My new paper on health care, procurement and competition in the UK Nov 20, 2014
    • Nov 6, 2014 CJEU confirms strict approach against acceptance of incomplete submissions in public procurement (C-42/13) Nov 6, 2014
  • October 2014
    • Oct 13, 2014 My approach to public procurement and competition: A rebuttal to Prof Arrowsmith (2012) and Prof Kunzlik (2013) Oct 13, 2014
    • Oct 9, 2014 CJEU keeps Lianakis interpretation relevant under Directive 2014/24 (C-641/13) Oct 9, 2014
    • Oct 8, 2014 Competition lawyers, please, please, please be aware of public procurement rules: A comment on Bornico & Walden (2011) Oct 8, 2014
    • Oct 6, 2014 A 'private tax-payer test' for State aid? ... or how the Commission is not getting it (about the Apple APA case) Oct 6, 2014
    • Oct 3, 2014 A refresher on the rules applicable to charges having the equivalent effect of a custom duty (C-254/13) Oct 3, 2014
    • Oct 2, 2014 Three recent cases on EU Institutions' procurement and one common theme: good administration and confidential information (T-498/11, T-91/12 & T-199/12) Oct 2, 2014
  • September 2014
    • Sep 26, 2014 Neighbouring the Uber conflicts: AG Wahl's Opinion on London's bus/taxi lanes as State aid (C-518/13) Sep 26, 2014
    • Sep 25, 2014 New Book: G Racca & C Yukins (eds) "Integrity and Efficiency in Sustainable Public Contracts" (Brussels, Bruylant, 2014). Sep 25, 2014
    • Sep 19, 2014 CJEU continues reducing the scope of minimum wage laws when public contracts are subcontracted (C‑549/13) Sep 19, 2014
    • Sep 4, 2014 GC pushes for overcompliance with EU public procurement rules in the provision of public services (T-309/12) Sep 4, 2014
    • Sep 3, 2014 GC uses principle of equality of treatment as "fix-for-all", despite flagrant procedural irregularities (T-48/12) Sep 3, 2014
  • August 2014
    • Aug 29, 2014 (Progressively formed) res iudicata all'italiana: or how EU law's supremacy can deactivate final judgments (C-213/13) Aug 29, 2014
    • Aug 28, 2014 CJEU fuels joint application of Arts 102 & 106(1) TFEU to suppress unequal conditions of competition (C-553/12P) Aug 28, 2014
    • Aug 1, 2014 Something to feel proud of Aug 1, 2014
  • July 2014
    • Jul 9, 2014 Happy holidays! Jul 9, 2014
    • Jul 8, 2014 ... and Cut! Lights Out for the €274mn Spanish "Ciudad de la Luz" Film Studios (T-319/12) Jul 8, 2014
    • Jul 7, 2014 CJEU protects discriminatory green energy schemes and keeps inconsistency in EU free movement of goods law (C-573/12) Jul 7, 2014
  • June 2014
    • Jun 27, 2014 Competition infringer: You don't want the EU Commission as your banker (T-564/10) Jun 27, 2014
    • Jun 19, 2014 It Won't Last Long? CJEU takes a functional, competition-based approach to in-house provision that questoins the criteria in the new EU procurement directives (C-574/12) Jun 19, 2014
    • Jun 18, 2014 Could Intel challenge its 1bn Euro fine on grounds of 'corporate human rights'? Jun 18, 2014
    • Jun 17, 2014 GC sets burden of proof of conflicts of interest in procurement too high (T-4/13) Jun 17, 2014
    • Jun 12, 2014 Pervasive Legal Instrumentalism and Scholarly Herd Behaviour in Law: A Short Reflection on van Gestel & Micklitz (2014) Jun 12, 2014
    • Jun 12, 2014 State aid and (university) software licensing: who's interested? (T-488/11) Jun 12, 2014
    • Jun 10, 2014 When the CJEU opens the umbrella, lawyers and economists get ready for a warm shower of damages claims (C-557/12) Jun 10, 2014
    • Jun 5, 2014 Directive 2014/23 on concessions and the 'Frankenstein effect' Jun 5, 2014
    • Jun 4, 2014 The elusiveness of academic integrity and its value: some musings against any relaxation of standards Jun 4, 2014
    • Jun 2, 2014 Why are NHS Commissioners 'undertakings' and, consequently, subject to competition law? Jun 2, 2014
    • Jun 2, 2014 An Opportunity for a 21st Century Spanish Republic? The King has abdicated, long live the Republic! Jun 2, 2014
  • May 2014
    • May 30, 2014 A new European Dynamics challenge rejected: let's focus on admissibility of claims (T-553/11) May 30, 2014
    • May 27, 2014 Parody and the protection of fundamental rights under EU law: No laughing matter? (C-201/13) May 27, 2014
    • May 20, 2014 The "new" principle of competition in Directive 2014/24: a new set of presumptions? May 20, 2014
    • May 19, 2014 When time limits result in a prohibition, the Commission cannot present its decisions as 'temporary authorisations' (T-198/12) May 19, 2014
    • May 19, 2014 Are future (lease) contracts covered by the EU public procurement directives? (C-213/13) May 19, 2014
    • May 15, 2014 Has Directive 2014/24 come too late for horizontal in-house provision? (C-15/13) May 15, 2014
  • April 2014
    • Apr 25, 2014 Osei-Afoakwa's Paper on Transparency and Procurement Apr 25, 2014
    • Apr 24, 2014 The new Directive on Concessions is basically unnecessary, but creates red tape, duplication & legal uncertainty (Dir 2014/23) Apr 24, 2014
    • Apr 23, 2014 ECLI and the new method of citing case law of the CJEU Apr 23, 2014
    • Apr 18, 2014 GC hints at a reduction of the burden of motivation of administrative decisions under EU law (T-319/11) Apr 18, 2014
    • Apr 18, 2014 CJEU further pushes for a universal application of the 'market economy private investor test' (C-224/12) Apr 18, 2014
    • Apr 18, 2014 Recent CJEU and GC views on the "economic advantage" element in State aid cases (C-559/12 and T-150/12) Apr 18, 2014
    • Apr 16, 2014 AG proposes to reduce safe harbour for directly awarded public contracts subjected to prior transparency (C-19/13) Apr 16, 2014
    • Apr 8, 2014 US GAO publishes report on urgency contracting (GAO-14-304) Apr 8, 2014
    • Apr 7, 2014 CJEU stresses 'consumer interest' test under Art 34 TFEU and finds Spain guilty of "gold-plating" in transport services' regulation (C-428/12) Apr 7, 2014
  • March 2014
    • Mar 27, 2014 CJEU 'consolidates' market access test in the enforcement of Art 34 TFEU (C-639/11 & C-61/12) Mar 27, 2014
    • Mar 11, 2014 Keep amassing your brand or it will be eaten up (C-409/12) Mar 11, 2014
    • Mar 10, 2014 US GAO reports on test commercial items program for #publicprocurement Mar 10, 2014
    • Mar 7, 2014 CJEU clearly indicates total lack of will to effectively become EU's constitutional court (C-206/13) Mar 7, 2014
  • February 2014
    • Feb 11, 2014 A first reaction to AG Kokott's KONE Opinion (C-557/12) Feb 11, 2014
    • Feb 4, 2014 Coauthored paper with @pacomarcos: “Human Rights” Protection for Corporate Antitrust Defendants: Are We Not Going Overboard? Feb 4, 2014
    • Feb 4, 2014 New Paper: A critical assessment of the new health care procurement rules in the UK Feb 4, 2014
  • January 2014
    • Jan 28, 2014 AG Mengozzi on extension of "in-house" to "public house" procurement exception (C-15/13) Jan 28, 2014
    • Jan 27, 2014 CJEU consolidates functional approach to customs nomenclature interpretation (C-380/12) Jan 27, 2014
    • Jan 20, 2014 Principle of competition finally consolidated into public procurement directives Jan 20, 2014
    • Jan 17, 2014 Free movement (of gold) meets consumer protection (C-481/12) Jan 17, 2014
    • Jan 16, 2014 "National brands" and State aid: AG Whatelet on investing in "State branding" (C-533 & 536/12) Jan 16, 2014
    • Jan 3, 2014 Vote for the Antitrust Writing Awards & Ranking 2014 Jan 3, 2014
  • December 2013
    • Dec 24, 2013 Happy holidays and all best wishes for 2014! Dec 24, 2013
    • Dec 20, 2013 What's left of the 'new limb' of Art 263(4) TFEU after Inuit and Telefonica? (C-274/12 P) Dec 20, 2013
    • Dec 20, 2013 CJEU follows AG Jääskinen in revisiting PreussenElektra and minimising Doux Elevages' requirements for State imputability of aid measures (C-262/12) Dec 20, 2013
    • Dec 16, 2013 CJEU: vertical effect of Directives goes both ways (C-425/12) Dec 16, 2013
    • Dec 16, 2013 CJEU rubber stamps Italian minimum tariffs for certification in public procurement, subject to proportionality (C-327/12) Dec 16, 2013
    • Dec 12, 2013 Is the CJEU engaging in 'Judicial Abstinence'? Or, where do we go from here? Dec 12, 2013
    • Dec 11, 2013 CJEU strengthens Commission's enforcement monopoly in State aid (C-111/10) and jeopardises its consistent enforcement with other EU policies (C-272/12) Dec 11, 2013
    • Dec 5, 2013 CJEU on renegotiation of mandatory technical conditions in negotiated procedures: A good case? (C-561/12) Dec 5, 2013
    • Dec 4, 2013 Some comments on Robinson (2013) "Social Public Procurement: Corporate Responsibility Without Regulation" Dec 4, 2013
  • November 2013
    • Nov 28, 2013 Of lost emails, the duty to state reasons and a dimming light in the horizon of eProcurement (T-424/12) Nov 28, 2013
    • Nov 26, 2013 It's for the GC to decide, but it's not ok: CJEU rules on 'excessive duration' of competition law litigation (C-40/12 P) Nov 26, 2013
    • Nov 25, 2013 "You have been warned": AG Sharpston's concerns should be sorted out differently Nov 25, 2013
    • Nov 21, 2013 CJEU toys with the one stop shop approach and muddies the waters of State Aid analysis (C-284/12) Nov 21, 2013
    • Nov 19, 2013 GPS' strategy and planning framework agreement could have been fatally flawed (or the joys of copy & paste) Nov 19, 2013
    • Nov 18, 2013 Isn't silence golden? A comment on Menager's "Communication in Procurement" (2013) Nov 18, 2013
    • Nov 15, 2013 CJEU rejects avoidance of litigation as a valid 'overriding reason in the public interest' justifying a direct award of a concession contract (C-212/12) Nov 15, 2013
    • Nov 15, 2013 CJEU kicks new #concessions Directive in the shins (C-388/12) Nov 15, 2013
    • Nov 12, 2013 Difficult balance between #transparency and #competition in #publicprocurement Nov 12, 2013
    • Nov 12, 2013 GC rules on two-part State aid measures and selectivity under Art 107(1) TFEU (T-499/10) Nov 12, 2013
    • Nov 11, 2013 Is Costa v Enel forgotten? CJEU trips over supremacy and direct effect in case concerning Art 41(2)(c) CFREU (C-313/12) Nov 11, 2013
    • Nov 8, 2013 Missed opportunity for the CJEU to confirm 'non bis in idem' in State aid enforcement (C-560/12 P and C-587/12 P) Nov 8, 2013
    • Nov 6, 2013 Spanish competition watchdog CNMC issues report on health care outsourcing procurement Nov 6, 2013
    • Nov 5, 2013 Unacceptable pull back of Erasmus grants in Spain Nov 5, 2013
    • Nov 1, 2013 OFT takes a close look at ICT procurement Nov 1, 2013
  • October 2013
    • Oct 30, 2013 Clouds in the horizon of Spanish airport operator privatisation? Oct 30, 2013
    • Oct 25, 2013 "Ne bis in idem" in State aid control? CJEU quashes Deutsche Post decision (C-77/12 P) Oct 25, 2013
    • Oct 24, 2013 Maybe not such a global appraisal of State aid after all: CJEU backtracks from a truly economic approach (C-124/10) Oct 24, 2013
    • Oct 24, 2013 Planning for US DOD pharmaceutical benefits procurement: A need to think outside the box and a lesson for the EU Oct 24, 2013
    • Oct 23, 2013 Neutrality of ownership is not unconditional: CJEU sets red lines for privatisation prohibitions (C-105/12 to C-107/12) Oct 23, 2013
    • Oct 22, 2013 European Procurement Law Series Oct 22, 2013
    • Oct 18, 2013 Not a gold pot: Free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in Spain (C-566/11) Oct 18, 2013
    • Oct 16, 2013 Public procurement and competition: a Swedish perspective Oct 16, 2013
    • Oct 15, 2013 3 more instalments in the Evropaïki Dynamiki saga: one successful appeal (T-638/11) Oct 15, 2013
    • Oct 14, 2013 A jigsaw of qualifications or a procurement puzzle?: CJEU launches a depth charge against certification systems (C-94/12) Oct 14, 2013
    • Oct 10, 2013 CJEU flexibilises treatment of formally non-compliant bids in public procurement (C-336/12) Oct 10, 2013
    • Oct 10, 2013 Interesting EFTA case on 'expert evaluations' and 'bidding procedures' and State aid (E-9/12) Oct 10, 2013
    • Oct 9, 2013 AG Cruz Villalon on access to leniency applications: A stringent test. Really? (C-365/12) Oct 9, 2013
    • Oct 7, 2013 UK's Competition Commission findings on private healthcare markets unfair, says UK CAT Oct 7, 2013
  • September 2013
    • Sep 9, 2013 AG Cruz Villalon opposes Italian minimum #tariffs for #publicprocurement #certification (C-327/12) Sep 9, 2013
    • Sep 2, 2013 Risk of 'sweet deals' for public sector #mutuals under the new #EU #publicprocurement rules leading to #monopolisation of social services Sep 2, 2013
  • August 2013
    • Aug 30, 2013 Principle of #competition to be recognised in new #EU #PublicProcurement Rules Aug 30, 2013
    • Aug 28, 2013 UK's Competition Commission issues provisional findings on private healthcare markets Aug 28, 2013
    • Aug 22, 2013 CJEU 'warns' against tax breaks based on employment goals: State aid rules (may) oppose them (C-6/12) Aug 22, 2013
  • July 2013
    • Jul 17, 2013 Happy Summer Time Jul 17, 2013
    • Jul 15, 2013 AG Jääskinen revisits PreussenElektra and minimises implications of Doux Elevages (C-262/12) Jul 15, 2013
    • Jul 11, 2013 CJEU protects right to challenge public procurement decisions by non-compliant tenderers (C-100/12) Jul 11, 2013
    • Jul 3, 2013 AG (dangerously) stresses possibility to indirectly challenge State Aid decisions via Art 267 TFEU Jul 3, 2013
  • June 2013
    • Jun 18, 2013 CJEU gives blow to competition lawyers: Your (legal) opinion is worthless (C-681/11) Jun 18, 2013
    • Jun 15, 2013 Current Proposals on Exclusion, Qualitative Selection and Shortlisting in EU Public Procurement Jun 15, 2013
    • Jun 14, 2013 Enforcement of State Aid Rules for SGEIs before Public Procurement Review Bodies and Courts Jun 14, 2013
    • Jun 13, 2013 La propuesta de 'Directiva de Daños’ crearía efectos de cosa juzgada para las decisiones finales de la Comisión Nacional de Mercados y Competencia Jun 13, 2013
    • Jun 12, 2013 (Non)disclosure of leniency applications in the proposed 'Damages Directive': Commission v CJEU? Jun 12, 2013
    • Jun 7, 2013 GC (T-668/11): 'mere' non-compliance with formal #publicprocurement rules does not trigger liability for loss of profits Jun 7, 2013
    • Jun 7, 2013 #CJEU disagrees with AG Jaaskinen on access to #leniency files for damages claims purposes (C-536/11) Jun 7, 2013
    • Jun 6, 2013 US DoD to consolidate contracting for healthcare professionals in view of GAO recommendation Jun 6, 2013
    • Jun 5, 2013 A missed opportunity to analyse a potential #abuse of a #dominantposition created by #publicprocurement (T-74/11) Jun 5, 2013
    • Jun 4, 2013 #CJEU incorrectly analyses 'State imputability' and gives green light to (pseudo)fiscal #Stateaid schemes (C-677/11) Jun 4, 2013
  • May 2013
    • May 30, 2013 Avoidance of EU #publicprocurement rules by artificial contract split triggers #reduction in cohesion funds for #Spain (T-384/10) May 30, 2013
    • May 23, 2013 How forcefully can the @OFTgov reign in #NHS anti-competitive procurement? May 23, 2013
    • May 22, 2013 Anticompetitive behaviour in NHS #publicprocurement: Regulating distortions of competition? May 22, 2013
    • May 16, 2013 #CJEU does not tolerate a slacker @EU_Commission in #Stateaid control (C-615/11): Commission counter-attacks with 'case management' excuses May 16, 2013
    • May 15, 2013 A strong defense of the 'welfare standard' in #antitrust #enforcement (#welfare trumps #choice): end of the debate? May 15, 2013
    • May 14, 2013 The @EU_Commission Report on #Competition Policy 2012: An interesting piece of #softlaw? May 14, 2013
    • May 13, 2013 A spoonful of #publicprocurement in the #CJEU's bowl May 13, 2013
    • May 10, 2013 #PublicProcurement Promoting #PublicHealth: A New Risk for Potential Distortions of #Competition or a Fat Chance? May 10, 2013
    • May 9, 2013 Comentarios a la Comunicación sobre el programa de #clemencia de la @CNCompetencia May 9, 2013
    • May 8, 2013 #CJEU shows excessive deference towards #socialpolicy in #publicprocurement: #socialhousing schemes may not be public contracts (C-197/11) May 8, 2013
    • May 7, 2013 GC on #quality assurance #standards in #publicprocurement: A knee-jerk reaction (T-288/11) May 7, 2013
    • May 3, 2013 Beyond reasonable doubt?: Proposal for #simplification of the #acceptance of #publicdocuments in the #EU and #publicprocurement May 3, 2013
    • May 1, 2013 Public sector reform in the UK: A procurement battlefield in the horizon? May 1, 2013
  • April 2013
    • Apr 25, 2013 #CJEU pushes for EU single fiscal territory in ban of Spanish 'cross-border' tax on unrealised capital gains (C-64/11 Commission v Spain) Apr 25, 2013
    • Apr 24, 2013 Lack of an EU administrative #appeal does not broaden #GC and #CJEU review powers in #publicprocurement Apr 24, 2013
    • Apr 24, 2013 Stock manipulation via twitter: The new frontier of securities regulation? Apr 24, 2013
    • Apr 23, 2013 La multa de la @CNCompetencia a #Correos y sus implicaciones en #contrataciónpública: ¿está todo dicho? Apr 23, 2013
    • Apr 19, 2013 #CJEU confirms that #IPlaw violations belong to the sphere of the outstanding contractual relationship (Systran, C-103/11-P) Apr 19, 2013
    • Apr 17, 2013 Whatever is left of the #EUCouncil? #CJEU 'Pringle' and the 'single European patent' judgments set a moving target Apr 17, 2013
    • Apr 17, 2013 El informe de la @CNCompetencia sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de racionalización y sostenibilidad de la administración local #ALRASOAL Apr 17, 2013
    • Apr 16, 2013 Soft Administrative #EULaw? Some comments on Temple Lang's views on #DGComp Manual of Procedure Apr 16, 2013
    • Apr 14, 2013 Rejection of Abnormally Low and Non-Compliant Tenders in EU Public Procurement: A Comparative View on Selected Jurisdictions Apr 14, 2013
    • Apr 12, 2013 Cheaters beware: GC enforces strict #suspension rules in EU #publicprocurement (T-87/11) Apr 12, 2013
    • Apr 11, 2013 If you fine me, I have the right to appeal ~ even if someone else foots the bill (C-652/11) Apr 11, 2013
    • Apr 11, 2013 CJEU strengthens #EULaw on #food #information: more #disclosure in the #consumers' interest Apr 11, 2013
    • Apr 5, 2013 #GAO reports that there is scope for more competition in #US Defense #procurement Apr 5, 2013
  • March 2013
    • Mar 13, 2013 Avoiding gold plating in the transposition of #EUlaw: A distinctive UK approach? Mar 13, 2013
    • Mar 11, 2013 Becoming true #EUcitizens: The only way out of the #crisis (and beyond)? Mar 11, 2013
    • Mar 10, 2013 How #publicprocurement rules seem to be diminishing #competition in #China: A wake up call Mar 10, 2013
    • Mar 7, 2013 Not worth the paper it is written on? ~ AG on the expectations created by legal advice in #competition (C-681/11) #EULaw Mar 7, 2013
    • Mar 6, 2013 US GAO report on the use of small business and other preferences in the acquisition of goods Mar 6, 2013
    • Mar 5, 2013 With a little help from my friends: AG Jääskinen supports flexible interpretation of rules on reliance on third party capabilities in #publicprocurement Mar 5, 2013
    • Mar 5, 2013 #Decency in #publicprocurement could take us out of the #crisis: or how #corruption is making us bleed out Mar 5, 2013
  • February 2013
    • Feb 27, 2013 One more #publicprocurement Judgment in the Evropaïki Dynamiki Saga (T-9/10) Feb 27, 2013
    • Feb 26, 2013 The Future of European Legal Education -- Comment on Maduro's views Feb 26, 2013
    • Feb 11, 2013 Why is #competition law so special? Or how #leniency will kill private #damages actions (AG C-536/11) Feb 11, 2013
    • Feb 9, 2013 Las tasas judiciales como límite a la efectividad del Derecho UE: Una razón (más) para su supresión Feb 9, 2013
    • Feb 7, 2013 CJEU prevents competitors from taking the law into their hands (C-68/12) Feb 7, 2013
    • Feb 6, 2013 US GAO report on interagency contracting: A mirror for centralised purchasing strategies in the EU? Feb 6, 2013
    • Feb 6, 2013 Latest GC on contract modification in #publicprocurement: Practical difficulties and the need for new rules in the 2013 Directive Feb 6, 2013
  • January 2013
    • Jan 31, 2013 #publicprocurement in price regulated markets: you cannot have your cake and eat it too, Mme. Spanish Minister of Health Jan 31, 2013
    • Jan 30, 2013 Impossible dialogue on EU #publicprocurement reform? Council and Parliament follow parallel roads Jan 30, 2013
    • Jan 29, 2013 Again on the protection of confidentiality in procurement evaluation: A step forward? (T-339/10 and T-532/10) Jan 29, 2013
    • Jan 28, 2013 A bunch of perfectly useless deposit-guarantee schemes will do ( EFTA Court E-16/11 #icesave ) Jan 28, 2013
    • Jan 25, 2013 Public Procurement and Competition: Some Challenges Arising from Recent Developments in EU Public Procurement Law Jan 25, 2013
    • Jan 17, 2013 Who is an interested undertaking in procurement and State aid cases? (T-182/10) Jan 17, 2013
    • Jan 16, 2013 CJEU puts a noose around its neck: Again on hypertrophy of Art 267 TFEU (C-416/10) Jan 16, 2013
    • Jan 15, 2013 A vueltas con las costas judiciales excesivas (Martinsa v Fadesa II) Jan 15, 2013
  • December 2012
    • Dec 17, 2012 Season's Greetings a Wonderful New Year! Dec 17, 2012
    • Dec 7, 2012 Un poco de sensatez: el problema está en los partidos políticos Dec 7, 2012
    • Dec 6, 2012 In-house providing and (minimum) "effective" public control: Sunset or breaking dawn for purely public (commercial) service providers? (C‑182 and 183/11) Dec 6, 2012
  • November 2012
    • Nov 29, 2012 GC on non-disclosure of ECB documents: Carte blanche to public market manipulation? (T-590/10) Nov 29, 2012
    • Nov 28, 2012 EPA's ban on BP: A reminder that we need a suspension and debarment regime in EU public procurement Nov 28, 2012
    • Nov 28, 2012 Recapitalisation of the Spanish Banks: Or the Commission as a Sectorial Regulator Nov 28, 2012
    • Nov 25, 2012 New Year's Resolution: Fight Bid Rigging Effectively (OECD Recomm of 17 July 2012) Nov 25, 2012
    • Nov 23, 2012 Tendering for licences and tendering for contracts: Consistency of the approach (AG in case C‑569/10) Nov 23, 2012
    • Nov 21, 2012 Protection of IPR and limits of contractual relationships: AG Opinion in Case C-103/11 P Nov 21, 2012
    • Nov 14, 2012 Confidentiality and understandability of EU Courts' Judgments: An impossible balance? (T-135/09) Nov 14, 2012
    • Nov 13, 2012 CJEU on limitation period to claim damages due to tender rejection (C-469/11) Nov 13, 2012
    • Nov 9, 2012 CJEU puts a stop to the 'kidnapping' of investors in public undertakings: a broader reading of C-244/11 Nov 9, 2012
    • Nov 8, 2012 Cartels in public procurement: A short comment on Heimler's (2012) J Comp L & Econ 8(3): 1-14 Nov 8, 2012
    • Nov 7, 2012 CJEU clarifies some practical issues concerning upfront buyers and trustees (C-551/10) Nov 7, 2012
    • Nov 6, 2012 US GAO report on streamlined use of strategic sourcing: Again, on exercising public buyer power Nov 6, 2012
    • Nov 2, 2012 An interesting assessment of the enforcement of EU procurement rules: Pelkmans & Correia De Brito (2012) Enforcement in the EU Single Market Nov 2, 2012
    • Nov 1, 2012 El «supercontrato» de recogida de basuras de Madrid: ¿Una oportunidad perdida para el uso inteligente de las reglas sobre agregación y división de contratos en lotes? Nov 1, 2012
  • October 2012
    • Oct 25, 2012 Summum ius, summa iniuria? GC supports a very narrow approach to the dismissal of non-fully compliant tenders (T-216/09) Oct 25, 2012
    • Oct 24, 2012 "Ask responsibly": a warning on the hypertrophy of referrals for preliminary rulings Oct 24, 2012
    • Oct 22, 2012 Why do you need to have sustained profits to perform a public contract? A critical view on C-218/11 Oct 22, 2012
    • Oct 19, 2012 'Winner' means WINNER and 'prize' means FREE PRIZE: The CJEU overshoots the mark of consumer protection (C-428/11) Oct 19, 2012
    • Oct 17, 2012 Crisis jurídica tras la crisis económica: ¿una visión (justificadamente) pesimista? Oct 17, 2012
    • Oct 16, 2012 Duty to give reasons under EU procurement law and EU trademark law: is there a contradiction? Oct 16, 2012
    • Oct 10, 2012 Again on procurement debriefing and its excesses: Extent of the duty to give (very detailed) reasons to bidders and right to a fair trial (T-183/10) Oct 10, 2012
    • Oct 8, 2012 EU's accession to the ECHR and due process rights: Nothing new under the sun? Oct 8, 2012
    • Oct 4, 2012 Still an excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing? C-629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission Oct 4, 2012
    • Oct 3, 2012 Do we need a clearer message?: Distorting competition is not only wrong, it is socially empoverishing Oct 3, 2012
  • September 2012
    • Sep 28, 2012 El empresario de responsabilidad limitada: ¿Puntillazo al principio de responsabilidad patrimonial universal, o crisis de la ficción de la personalidad jurídica? Sep 28, 2012
    • Sep 25, 2012 Bankruptcy-proofness as a (new) source of (illegal) State aid: GC backs the Commission in T-154/10 Sep 25, 2012
    • Sep 18, 2012 GC backs broad Commission discretion not to pursue antitrust cases in absence of "Community interest" Sep 18, 2012
    • Sep 13, 2012 La intervención del Gobierno en control de concentraciones: Se ha abierto la caja de Pandora(?) Sep 13, 2012
    • Sep 12, 2012 La cuestión prejudicial no funciona así. Si el arancel de los procuradores es desproporcionado, declárelo, pero no quiera pasar la patata caliente al TJUE Sep 12, 2012
    • Sep 12, 2012 This is not (well, yes) binding, but (maybe) you can disregard it. AG Kokott on soft law and EU competition policy Sep 12, 2012
    • Sep 11, 2012 An interesting reminder on institutional culture and public service commitment: First speech by Clive Maxwell, new OFT's Chief Executive Sep 11, 2012
    • Sep 7, 2012 Distinguishing 'lawyers' and 'legal advisors': The CJEU has its say: It all rests on independence Sep 7, 2012
    • Sep 3, 2012 Public buyers will self-protect against bid rigging Sep 3, 2012
    • Sep 3, 2012 What is wrong with the principle of competition in procurement? Back to the non-discrimination rhetoric Sep 3, 2012
    • Sep 3, 2012 Goodbye to the European Procurement Passport: Hello false claims and/or criminalisation rules? Sep 3, 2012
  • August 2012
    • Aug 29, 2012 Technical neutrality in procurement, life cycle costs and environmental considerations: the acceptability of supplying reused or repared goods (in Spain) Aug 29, 2012
    • Aug 20, 2012 Back to work, but covered with email Aug 20, 2012
  • July 2012
    • Jul 27, 2012 Happy summer holidays Jul 27, 2012
    • Jul 25, 2012 Any State aid implications in Ofcom's 4G auction? Jul 25, 2012
    • Jul 24, 2012 Do unto others... The CJEU juggles with the presumption of control through ownership Jul 24, 2012
    • Jul 18, 2012 How precisely must evaluation rules be described in procurement documents? According to the GC, not that precisely Jul 18, 2012
    • Jul 16, 2012 Another step back in the definition of (public) undertakings for the purposes of EU competition law Jul 16, 2012
    • Jul 16, 2012 A further step towards effective free movement of corporations Jul 16, 2012
    • Jul 11, 2012 El rescate como maldición: las pérdidas de los inversores son inevitables, pero lo importante es que se distribuyan de forma sensata: reducciones de capital a cero lo primero Jul 11, 2012
    • Jul 9, 2012 On theatre and whisky: GC pushes further in the protection of reputed trademarks Jul 9, 2012
    • Jul 5, 2012 A software licence is a contract, isn't it? A bad transfer of analogic law to the digital environment by the CJEU Jul 5, 2012
    • Jul 3, 2012 A vueltas con el nuevo código mercantil Jul 3, 2012
  • June 2012
    • Jun 29, 2012 CJEU stresses that consistent interpretation of domestic laws with EU provisions cannot give rise to, or aggravate liability in, criminal law Jun 29, 2012
    • Jun 28, 2012 Waiting for a further word of the US S. Ct. on State Action Doctrine—where are we in the EU? Jun 28, 2012
    • Jun 28, 2012 FSA fines Barclays in LIBOR / EURIBOR misconduct case: does it prevent competition law fines? Jun 28, 2012
    • Jun 25, 2012 Algunas implicaciones de la STC sobre el Impuesto catalán de grandes superficies comerciales: o como (no) definir un hecho imponible Jun 25, 2012
    • Jun 21, 2012 Impuesto catalán de grandes superficies comerciales, ¿cómo va a ser constitucional? Jun 21, 2012
    • Jun 20, 2012 "You must be precise when you register a trademark", or why the Nice Classification needs a revision Jun 20, 2012
    • Jun 14, 2012 El riesgo de ser viral gracias a Google: según el TS, la mayor difusión en internet es positiva per se Jun 14, 2012
    • Jun 11, 2012 Good news: ECJ pushes for an antiformalistic extension of the 'market economy private investor test' Jun 11, 2012
    • Jun 6, 2012 Otro rebrote del nacionalismo económico, o las OPAs no están para esto Jun 6, 2012
    • Jun 5, 2012 La publicidad del juego: litigiosidad a la vista Jun 5, 2012
  • May 2012
    • May 31, 2012 Comercio Justo, Productos Ecológicos, Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y Contratación Pública: Buena STJUE en el Caso C‑368/10 Comisión contra Holanda May 31, 2012
    • May 15, 2012 Más paños calientes desde el CGPJ: ¿para cuándo un sistema judicial serio, donde las incompatibilidades se hagan respetar? May 15, 2012
    • May 14, 2012 Marca comunitaria vs. marcas nacionales: registra todas lo que puedas, que algo protegen May 14, 2012
    • May 10, 2012 Venta de participaciones industriales de entidades financieras nacionalizadas (Bankia-IAG, por ejemplo) May 10, 2012
    • May 1, 2012 A vueltas con el concepto de empresa y los operadores públicos: ¿No se aplica la teoría de las essential facilities a los operadores públicos? May 1, 2012
  • April 2012
    • Apr 24, 2012 Ley de Acceso: tensar la cuerda no resuelve el problema. ¿Qué tal si pagamos por las prácticas a los despachos e instituciones? Apr 24, 2012
    • Apr 21, 2012 Algunas ideas impopulares para la reforma universitaria (de alguien que se aleja de la universidad española) Apr 21, 2012
    • Apr 10, 2012 La extensión a la Administración Pública de las normas de competencia, o la CNC de nuevo a la espalda del Derecho comunitario Apr 10, 2012
    • Apr 4, 2012 La confirmación de la multa a Telefónica y la debilidad estructural de la propuesta CNMC Apr 4, 2012
    • Apr 3, 2012 Remuneración e independencia de los consejeros: ¿por qué el CUBG se queda corto? Apr 3, 2012
  • March 2012
    • Mar 23, 2012 ¿Las UTE como escudo contra cárteles? ¡Por favor! Mar 23, 2012
    • Mar 19, 2012 Protección de acreedores en la fusión y escisión: ¿una garantía menos? ¡una preocupación más! Mar 19, 2012
    • Mar 14, 2012 La mujer del César... o por qué España no puede ser un país serio Mar 14, 2012
    • Mar 13, 2012 Tutela de pequeños inversores en mercados de capitales: el caso Bankia c. Salazar (SOS/Deoleo) como excusa Mar 13, 2012
    • Mar 12, 2012 "Hijoputa", no vales como marca: ¿tenemos un problema? Mar 12, 2012
    • Mar 6, 2012 Ilegal propuesta de plan extraordinario de pago a proveedores de CCAA: ¿dónde queda la Ley de represión de la morosidad? Mar 6, 2012
    • Mar 5, 2012 Más sobre el Código Mercantil (o Código Gallardón): "En tiempos de tribulación, no hacer mudanza" Mar 5, 2012
    • Mar 2, 2012 Publiquen, publiquen... pero sólo un poco Mar 2, 2012
  • February 2012
    • Feb 28, 2012 Código de buenas prácticas de la banca, coste reputacional y competencia desleal Feb 28, 2012
    • Feb 23, 2012 ¿Costas excesivas? (a propósito de Martinsa contra el Sr. Jové, pero no sólo) Feb 23, 2012
    • Feb 16, 2012 Malos augurios en política legislativa: el escándalo del Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía Feb 16, 2012
    • Feb 15, 2012 De nuevo: la teoría de la doble barrera, principio de non bis in idem y el formalismo del TJUE Feb 15, 2012
    • Feb 14, 2012 El valor de los expendientes en los despachos de abogados y la protección (inefectiva) de secretos comerciales Feb 14, 2012
    • Feb 6, 2012 Publicado caso 2ª ed moot Comillas ICADE, sobre competencia desleal, arbitraje y ¡twitter! Feb 6, 2012
    • Feb 5, 2012 Sin una audiencia mínima, las clases no funcionan... pero ¿por qué? Feb 5, 2012
  • January 2012
    • Jan 31, 2012 Los juristas y los porcentajes: ¿vidas paralelas? Jan 31, 2012
    • Jan 25, 2012 Nuevo Código mercantil (virtual): ¿es viable? Jan 25, 2012
    • Jan 24, 2012 Dos papers sobre la modernización de la contratación pública en la UE Jan 24, 2012
    • Jan 23, 2012 Mayor responsabilidad (penal) de los gestores públicos--La contratación pública como ejemplo de libro Jan 23, 2012
    • Jan 18, 2012 Premio Jóvenes Juristas 2012 Jan 18, 2012
    • Jan 17, 2012 Fusiones bancarias: ¿nos conviene lo que el mercado desea? Jan 17, 2012
    • Jan 9, 2012 Utilización de marcas renombradas ajenas: ¿depende el aprovechamiento reputacional de la notoriedad del infractor? Jan 9, 2012
    • Jan 2, 2012 La morosidad de las administraciones: (todavía) un incumplimiento generalizado y permanente del Derecho UE Jan 2, 2012
  • December 2011
    • Dec 28, 2011 Unas pruebas de acceso al servicio de los colegios de abogados: así no vamos a ninguna parte Dec 28, 2011
    • Dec 21, 2011 Publicidad ilícita y dignidad de la mujer: un desafortunado recordatorio Dec 21, 2011
    • Dec 19, 2011 Prácticas desleales con consumidores y usuarios: ¿son realmente ilícitos per se, o no tanto? Dec 19, 2011
    • Dec 12, 2011 ¿Un nuevo caso de acción "torpedo" en materia de no infracción de patente? Dec 12, 2011
    • Dec 7, 2011 Nuevas recomendaciones de la US GAO sobre suspensión y exclusión de oferentes en contratación pública: hagámoslas nuestras Dec 7, 2011
    • Dec 5, 2011 Una visión comparada de la aplicación de la normativa de competencia en la contratación pública Dec 5, 2011
    • Dec 2, 2011 Contra la reinstauración de la tasa judicial: responsabilicemos (más) a los abogados Dec 2, 2011
  • November 2011
    • Nov 30, 2011 La importancia de la prevención y cumplimiento en defensa de la competencia: "compliance matters" Nov 30, 2011
    • Nov 29, 2011 Las becas del Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía: máxima prioridad Nov 29, 2011
    • Nov 25, 2011 ¿Ha dado el TS carta de naturaleza a los pools de marcas?: "proteja su marca por acumulación" Nov 25, 2011
    • Nov 21, 2011 Por una universidad menos encorsetada Nov 21, 2011
    • Nov 14, 2011 Dificultades para la constitución de garantías sobre derechos de emisión de gases de efecto invernadero Nov 14, 2011
    • Nov 10, 2011 Administración concursal y apropiación indebida: ¿tenemos instrumentos adecuados para evitarlo? Nov 10, 2011
    • Nov 7, 2011 Competencia y auditoría, o el mito de la competencia natural en mercados altamente regulados Nov 7, 2011
    • Nov 4, 2011 Responsabilidad penal y disolución societaria: su efectividad depende de una reforma legal inacabada Nov 4, 2011
  • October 2011
    • Oct 31, 2011 La necesaria racionalización del "interés casacional" y la operatividad del Tribunal Supremo Oct 31, 2011
    • Oct 24, 2011 Colusión y contratación pública: ¿para cuándo una descalificación efectiva de los infractores? Oct 24, 2011
    • Oct 21, 2011 El TJUE y la autoevaluación de conductas restrictivas de la competencia: ¿Para qué queremos reglamentos de exención por categorías? Oct 21, 2011
    • Oct 19, 2011 2ª edición Moot Comillas ICADE Oct 19, 2011
    • Oct 18, 2011 El velo societario se levanta igual, con o sin concurso de acreedores Oct 18, 2011
    • Oct 3, 2011 No es lo mismo "asegurar" que "mantener" un precio artificial, pero los dos son manipulación de mercado Oct 3, 2011
    • Oct 3, 2011 El TJUE limita el ámbito de aplicación del art. 6 LDC: ¿qué queda de la teoría de la doble barrera? Oct 3, 2011
    • Oct 1, 2011 La SEC da (más) razones para desconfiar de las agencias de calificación Oct 1, 2011
  • September 2011
    • Sep 26, 2011 La “españolidad” de las empresas: ¿en qué consiste y qué sentido tiene? Sep 26, 2011
    • Sep 24, 2011 Condiciones restrictivas en la contratación pública: ¿nunca aprenderemos? Sep 24, 2011
    • Sep 22, 2011 Inexistencia de una obligación de renegociar contractos anticompetitivos, ¿un desincentivo a la aplicación privada del Derecho de la competencia? Sep 22, 2011
    • Sep 20, 2011 Agencias de rating y reputación, ¿por qué seguimos fiándonos? Sep 20, 2011
    • Sep 19, 2011 La crisis como oportunidad de reforma: ¿nos atrevemos a racionalizar la universidad? Sep 19, 2011
    • Sep 5, 2011 El nuevo deber de reparto de dividendos de las sociedades de capital: ¿dónde queda la autonomía de la Junta en la determinación del interés social? Sep 5, 2011
  • August 2011
    • Aug 28, 2011 ¿Nulo impacto? de una reforma vacía Aug 28, 2011
    • Aug 16, 2011 Un mundo sin profesores de Derecho: una llamada a aportar valor Aug 16, 2011
    • Aug 16, 2011 Un interesante (y creíble) impulso a la reducción de la morosidad de las administraciones públicas Aug 16, 2011
    • Aug 1, 2011 Reducción de beneficios e incremento de sueldo de los ejecutivos: peligrosas contradicciones Aug 1, 2011
  • July 2011
    • Jul 13, 2011 A vueltas con el canon digital: su supresión tampoco es buena solución Jul 13, 2011
  • June 2011
    • Jun 30, 2011 La posición de la CNC sobre el nuevo sistema de acceso a la profesión de abogado: ¿restricción de la competencia per se o modernización y homologación necesaria? Jun 30, 2011
    • Jun 16, 2011 El verdadero reto del nuevo Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía: pensar más allá de nuestras limitaciones y prejuicios Jun 16, 2011
    • Jun 8, 2011 La morosidad de las administraciones públicas, o la falacia en la aplicación de las normas al sector público Jun 8, 2011
    • Jun 2, 2011 OPV de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado: ¿información comprensible y veraz para los inversores minoristas? Jun 2, 2011
  • May 2011
    • May 17, 2011 Problemas de priorización, o el síndrome de Peter Pan de la CNC May 17, 2011
  • April 2011
    • Apr 28, 2011 Incitación a la infidelidad ¿un supuesto de publicidad ilícita? Apr 28, 2011
  • March 2011
    • Mar 11, 2011 España, ¿de espaldas a la patente comunitaria? Mar 11, 2011
    • Mar 3, 2011 Tratamiento igualitario, perjudicial para todos Mar 3, 2011
  • February 2011
    • Feb 22, 2011 Predicar en el desierto Feb 22, 2011
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