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KEEP THE SACRED PRINCIPLES OF TENDERING AT THE CENTRE OF ANY PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS
Two recent animated movies, Disney’s Oscar-winning Encanto and Disney-Pixar’s Luca, coincidentally have the name ‘Bruno’ at the centre. In one, Bruno is the black-sheep brother who no one will discuss, but who has vital knowledge that can save the family. In the other, Bruno is the name given to the voice of reason inside a…
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Paving the way for job creation through public procurement
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT rules focus on procedures that involve the use of taxpayers’ money. How can these procedures – right across the whole lifecycle of a public procurement – be used in a way that benefits taxpayers and wider society, while also ensuring that the process is fair to all vendors, foreign and domestic? Examining the…
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Marking A Milestone: The Long-Awaited Chinese ‘Civil’ Code
It might have been overshadowed by Coronavirus coverage, but the coming into force on 1 January 2021 of the new Chinese Civil Code is of major importance in the world of comparative law. It is the most extensive legislation of its kind in the history of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Historically, China…
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Crystal Ball Impact on Chinese Law
Could the fortune-telling crystal ball, made for Cixi, the empress dowager of the Qing (now on display in the museum of Philadelphia) have foreseen the COVID-19 outbreak in China? This COVID-19 pandemic, related lockdowns and other preventive measures could make it difficult or even impossible for parties to perform certain contractual obligations. But could…
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Would Public Procurement Stretch Dante’s Imagination?
Would Public Procurement Stretch Dante’s Imagination?Download the PDF file here.If Dante lived amongst us today, he might, according to some, be forced to add a tenth ring to his Inferno: public procurement. Here’s how contracting authorities can make the tendering process more hospitable to humans.Dante’s Inferno created a world of pain and suffering beyond human…
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SOCIAL PROCUREMENT
Doing Good, is Good Business Download the PDF file here. What if the Irish government had to consider the impact on society of every euro it spent? Not just to keep voters happy, but to improve the country’s societal function now and into the future. While most of us want to see our government spending…
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LI, FA, FǑU, FÙ AND THE BLOOD OF AN IRISH MAN IN CHINA
Chinese Law Download the PDF file here. If your company is considering doing business in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), it’s vital for you to know the workings of Mainland Chinese law and its the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to avoid ending up in a Chinese court. To gain this understanding, it’s…
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THE SIREN SONG OF IRISH ADJUDICATION
Sorry, ladies; in Ireland ‘adjudication’ is a male-only affair!The attraction of a cheap and rapid dispute resolution procedure for construction claims without lawyers is comparable to the mythical Siren song to sailors, who dive headlong into the sea to their deaths at its irresistible call. The fear of Sirens may explain why only men were appointed…