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Commercial Items Rulemaking Tackles Hot Issues

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.17.05

On March 11, 2005, and corrected on March 17, 2005, GSA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, inviting comments on two hot-button issues: (1) whether consequential damages should be waived in commercial item acquisitions and (2) whether GSA's post-award audit authority should be limited in Multiple Award Schedule Contracts (MAS) and Government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACS). GSA, which is considering these issues in the context of establishing policies that more closely resemble those of the commercial marketplace, has scheduled an April 14, 2005 public meeting on this "important topic," with presentations due by April 7, 2005, and requires that comments be made on the proposed rule on or before May 10, 2005.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.28.24

UK Government Seeks to Loosen Third Party Litigation Funding Regulation

On 19 March 2024, the Government followed through on a promise from the Ministry of Justice to introduce draft legislation to reverse the effect of  R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28.  The effect of this ruling was discussed in our prior alert and follow on commentary discussing its effect on group competition litigation and initial government reform proposals. Should the bill pass, agreements to provide third party funding to litigation or advocacy services in England will no longer be required to comply with the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 (“DBA Regulations”) to be enforceable....