Dive into the intricacies of Public Sector Procurement Law in this essential webinar. Discover challenges facing procurement decisions and strategies for protection and more. Don’t miss this informative legal event. WEB243NZA13Z
Chair:
Paul Shallard, Partner, Deloitte
2:00pm to 3:00pm Challenges to Procurement Decisions and Protecting Decisions from Challenge
- How vulnerable are procurement decisions to challenge?
- Legal and non-legal avenues for challenge
- Designing procurement processes to reduce risk of challenge
- Advising decision-makers in procurement decisions to reduce risk of challenge
Presented by Nick Crang, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
3:00pm to 4:00pm Application of the Government Procurement Rules in Public Sector Procurement
- Discussion on exemptions from open advertising, opt-out procurements, and unsolicited proposals
- Practical tips for structuring your procurement to achieve your agency's outcomes
Presented by Mei Fern Johnson, Partner, and Nicola Robbins, Senior Solicitor, Russell McVeagh
Learning Objectives:
- Apply legal strategies to tackle challenges in public sector procurement decisions
- Enhance expertise in safeguarding public sector procurement decisions using legal strategies
Description
Attend and earn 2 CPD hours
Presenters
Ms Mei Fern Johnson, Partner, Russell McVeagh
Mei Fern advises on complex commercial contracting and on mergers and acquisitions, with particular expertise in investment in (and procurement of) infrastructure, technology, transport and energy (including oil and gas) projects. She advises on foreign inbound investments and divestments, the establishment of joint ventures, significant outsourcing contracts (including contracting with the Government), and the introduction of new technologies. Mei Fern is experienced in stakeholder management, having worked on various high profile and sensitive projects. She provides expert advice in major procurement and tendering processes, including responding to Government tender processes. She also advises on a full range of Board and statutory risk management and governance matters. Mei Fern works with private sector and public sector clients, including having been (Acting) General Counsel for a significant Crown Entity for 18 months.
Nick Crang, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Nick specialises in public law, administrative law, competition and regulatory law, and energy law, and leads the nationwide public law practice. His recent work includes advising on competition issues under Part 2 of the Commerce Act and in mergers, pricing for monopoly infrastructure services, telecommunication deals, mergers in the public sector, funding arrangements and other contracts in the public sector. He has advised on regulation in the broadcasting sector, and decisions under electricity and telecommunication laws. Nick works for government departments, Crown entities, regulators, and other organisations in the public sector, such as industry training organisations. In the private sector, he works for telecommunication, energy and broadcasting companies, airports and seaports.
Nicola Robbins, Senior Solicitor, Russell McVeagh
Nicola is a senior lawyer in Russell McVeagh's Corporate Advisory team, with a focus on complex and high-risk procurement of infrastructure and technology. Her experience includes direct involvement with multiple large procurement projects (working with both the procuring agency and the tenderer) and more generally advising on corporate governance. More recently, Nicola has been assisting the Ministry of Justice with the procurement of a new case management solution for the courts and tribunals. Nicola also chairs the Wellington branch of the Infrastructure Collective.
