Public matters - April 2019
This month includes outsourcing and contracting, Japanese knotweed and avoiding IT disputes.
30 April 2019
Welcome to our Public Matters Newsletter.
This month we have:
Meet the team: Ben Standing
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The Outsourcing Playbook provides guidance on outsourcing and contracting with the private sector. Nat Avdiu looks at the different policies, and how they can be a useful tool for both central and local government professionals.
Drafting the perfect contract
Vicki Searle outlines the areas that can provide certainty and reduce the risk of disputes when drafting contracts.
Japanese knotweed – as truly menacing as we are lead to believe?
Nine months on from the Court of Appeal decision in Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v (1) Williams (2) Waistell, James Fawcett updates us on the impact of this Japanese knotweed judgment on landowners.
Avoiding IT disputes – top 10 tips
Emma Marshall provides top tips for avoiding disputes and keeping your IT contracts up and running.
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