EC Public Procurement Law: Damages as an effective remedy?

Friday 13 March 2009 14:30 to 18:45

Participants

Chairs:

Sir Konrad Schiemann, Judge, European Court of Justice
Bernard Stirn, Président, Section du Contentieux, French Conseil d'Etat

Speakers:

Daniel I. Gordon, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Michael Bowsher QC, Monckton Chambers
Professor Dr. iur. Martin Burgi, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Professor Roberto Caranta, Turin University, Italy
Dr Catherine Donnelly, Trinity College Dublin, Blackstone Chambers
Dr Duncan Fairgrieve, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Ciara Kennedy-Loest, Lovells
Professor Francois Lichère, University of Aix-Marseille III; of counsel - Eversheds Paris
Caroline Nicholas, UNCITRAL
Rémy Schwartz, French Conseil d'Etat
Professor Steen Treumer, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Topics:

  • Reviewing latest case law across Europe
  • View from the Commission - where now?
  • Judicial attitudes to award of damages for breach of EC Public Procurement Law
  • Conditions for claims - what needs to be proven?
  • How is Quantum established ? Methods of evaluating loss - how are damages for loss of profits calculated?
  • Causation & loss of a chance in European cases.
  • Procedures & remedies (adversarial vs inquisitorial French model) - how does that impact on remedies?

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