Peter Woods

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Peter Woods |Ciara Dooley

The European Commission set out its plan to increase sustainableand resilient production in Europe and to pursue competitivenessand decarbonisation, in a Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. One of the areas earmarked for change is public procurement law. The Commission will make a proposal to revise the PublicProcurement Framework. It describes the action as 'revision ofPublic Procurement Directives to mainstream the use of non-pricecriteria', to be done by Q4 2026.

1 month ago | lexology.com | Aaron Boyle |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Peter Woods |Ciara Dooley |Sarah Galvin |Edel Curry | +1 more

The European Commission set out its plan to increase sustainable and resilient production in Europe and to pursue competitiveness and decarbonisation, in a Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. One of the areas earmarked for change is public procurement law. The Commission will make a proposal to revise the Public Procurement Framework. It describes the action as ‘revision of Public Procurement Directives to mainstream the use of non-price criteria’, to be done by Q4 2026.

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Peter Woods |Ciara Dooley

In Killaree Lighting Services Limited("applicant") v Mayo County Council("respondent") and Electric SkylineLimited ("notice party"), the Court ofAppeal ([2025] IECA 7) largely upheld the HighCourt's conclusions ([2024] IEHC 79), albeit with points ofdifference, notably on the impact of the failure to send astandstill letter. The background was that the respondent raised concerns that theapplicant's tender included abnormally low amounts.

Mar 21, 2024 | mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Peter Woods |Maeve Crockett |Joanelle O'Cleirigh

In Killaree Lighting Services Limited v Mayo County Council and Electric Skyline Limited [2024] IEHC 79, the High Court in Ireland considered a procurement process in which the awarding authority raised concerns that a tender included abnormally low pricing.

Jan 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Eve Mulconry |Andrew Lenny |Peter Woods |Joanelle O'Cleirigh

On 5 July 2023, the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (the "Act") was signed into law by the President of Ireland. Once commenced, the Act will amend the Arbitration Act 2010 and permit third-party funding of international commercial arbitration. Litigation funding, where a third-party provides financing to allow legal proceedings or an arbitration to progress, is not currently allowed in Ireland, save for limited exceptions.