By Ashley Tsacalos, Adrian D'Amico, Stephen Klotz, Jacinta Studdert, Tom Jarvis, Grant Bonner, Nick Beresford-Wylie, Danielle See, Kimberley Rose, Phillip Wardle, Andrea Vasili, Jessica Edwards, Riaan Piek, Rupert Coldwell, Catherine Kelso,
Welcome to our first edition of Public law report for 2011. Our continuing commitment to client service excellence in government legal services is demonstrated in this edition of Public law report, in which we provide our readers with useful and informative updates on legal and policy developments that are relevant to their day to day business.
We look at two recent decisions involving tender and contracting processes of government agencies and councils. We also outline the latest developments in freedom of information and highlight changes in civil procedure that may impact agencies involved in civil litigation. We examine a recent case on the independence of in-house counsel in the context of legal professional privilege which will be of interest to our readers performing in-house legal roles in government agencies. Finally, we look at a recent successful prosecution of a company under Commonwealth environmental legislation.
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