Monthly Archives: May 2016

Contract Dispute – Behind the Scenes Procurement specialists, almost inevitably, will get involved in contract disputes. They will expand considerable energy seeking to find a solution to the dispute. Being informed about the other sides position is a challenge. Research for a client, led us to a 2008 legal case Jacobs UK Ltd v Skidmore […]

‘Termination for Convenience’ provision is a contract clause allowing one party to unilaterally terminate a contract even in the absence of the other party’s breach. This contract provision is increasingly included in Council contracts, largely because there may be occasions when central government decide that some services will no longer be provided. There may be […]

The proposed BAE Systems and EADS “merger” has prompted me to reflect on the impact of changes in company structure, in particular takeovers and the subsequent effect on a buying organisation. Whilst the BAE EADS fusion is far from a done deal, other mergers have not necessarily benefited customers. When I first studied Mergers and […]

ALL CHANGE! Today’s risk is not about Virgin Trains losing the West Coast Franchise. It is about the resistance buyers get when they suggest using a new supplier. How many ‘reasons’ can you think of to block such a change? Here are some we have encountered: –          Their quality won’t be any good –          They […]

Today’s risk is prompted by an articles ‘BBC saves money by giving staff a chauffeur – driven car’, see Sunday Mail 22nd July 2012. It reported, ‘The BBC is spending an estimated £130,000 over two years on a chauffeur-driven car rejected by its chairman Lord Patten because it would ‘incur costs’ to terminate the contract’. […]