{"id":23263,"date":"2025-07-18T15:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abante.de\/expertise\/procurement-dispute-2\/nullity-proceedings\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:31:04","slug":"nullity-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/expertise\/procurement-dispute-2\/nullity-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Nul\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adceed\u00adings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23263\" class=\"elementor elementor-23263 elementor-21942\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e363733 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e363733\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>abante<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8338d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8338d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nul\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adceed\u00adings<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a5554c elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"0a5554c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f34fed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f34fed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28edf76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28edf76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We rep\u00adre\u00adsent con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties as well as bid\u00adders and appli\u00adcants in nul\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adceed\u00adings before all <a href=\"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/procurement-chambers-of-the-federal-states-and-the-federal-government\/\">pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment tri\u00adbunals<\/a> and OLG sen\u00adates.<\/p><p>We exam\u00adine the admis\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty of the de fac\u00adto award for bid\u00adders who have been passed over. If we come to the con\u00adclu\u00adsion that the de fac\u00adto award should not have been made, we approach the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty before the court if this is still pos\u00adsi\u00adble in view of the tight dead\u00adlines. The aim is to achieve a vol\u00adun\u00adtary ter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion of the de fac\u00adto con\u00adtract. This approach keeps costs low and also leads to suc\u00adcess more quick\u00adly than a legal dis\u00adpute.   <\/p><p><em>Would you like to find out whether and why your com\u00adpeti\u00adtor is being award\u00aded pub\u00adlic con\u00adtracts with\u00adout a ten\u00adder? We can do this for you.  Talk to us!<\/em><\/p><p>If the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty refus\u00ades an out-of-court solu\u00adtion, we ini\u00adti\u00adate nul\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adceed\u00adings. As part of the inspec\u00adtion of files, we check whether the direct award was based on mis\u00adlead\u00ading infor\u00adma\u00adtion from the suc\u00adcess\u00adful bid\u00adder. If this is the case, we advise on the options for action under com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion law.  <\/p><p>For pub\u00adlic con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties, we first check whether the direct award was per\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adble and can be brought down. Depend\u00ading on this, we rec\u00adom\u00admend dif\u00adfer\u00adent cours\u00ades of action. Some\u00adtimes it is appro\u00adpri\u00adate to pre-empt the pro\u00adcure\u00adment cham\u00adber and vol\u00adun\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adly ter\u00admi\u00adnate the con\u00adtract with the win\u00adning bid\u00adder. If this can\u00adnot be achieved with legal cer\u00adtain\u00adty or if the appli\u00adca\u00adtion for a dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtion of nul\u00adli\u00adty does not have suf\u00adfi\u00adcient prospects of suc\u00adcess, we will vig\u00ador\u00adous\u00adly oppose it. We also assist the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty in the event of a sub\u00adse\u00adquent new direct award of a con\u00adtract so that it does not make any fur\u00adther mis\u00adtakes.    <\/p><p><em>Unlaw\u00adful de fac\u00adto award\u00ading of con\u00adtracts is the most seri\u00adous pos\u00adsi\u00adble breach of pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment law. We help you to avoid this vio\u00adla\u00adtion under all cir\u00adcum\u00adstances. Please do not hes\u00adi\u00adtate to con\u00adtact us.  <\/em><\/p><p>Here are a few more exam\u00adples of suc\u00adcess\u00adful pro\u00adceed\u00adings we have recent\u00adly con\u00adduct\u00aded:<\/p><ul><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of an IT ser\u00advice provider after direct award due to actu\u00adal tech\u00adni\u00adcal rea\u00adsons, val\u00adue: approx. \u20ac 2 mil\u00adlion<\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of an IT ser\u00advice provider fol\u00adlow\u00ading direct award of con\u00adtract due to tech\u00adni\u00adcal rea\u00adsons based on an arti\u00adfi\u00adcial restric\u00adtion of the con\u00adtract para\u00adme\u00adters, val\u00adue: approx. \u20ac1 mil\u00adlion<\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a secu\u00adri\u00adty com\u00adpa\u00adny fol\u00adlow\u00ading direct award of con\u00adtract due to lack of urgency, val\u00adue approx. \u20ac 1.5 mil\u00adlion<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u><br>Inter\u00adim injunc\u00adtion<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>If the rel\u00ade\u00advant EU thresh\u00adold is not reached, we also rep\u00adre\u00adsent bid\u00adders and appli\u00adcants as well as pub\u00adlic clients before the sub-thresh\u00adold review bod\u00adies. This option is avail\u00adable in Rhineland-Palati\u00adnate, Sax\u00adony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Sax\u00adony. <\/p><p>Oth\u00ader\u00adwise, we lit\u00adi\u00adgate for clients and bid\u00adders before the admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtive and civ\u00adil courts. The region\u00adal court usu\u00adal\u00adly has juris\u00addic\u00adtion. Only in excep\u00adtion\u00adal cas\u00ades is it a mat\u00adter of a stop order before the admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtive court.  <\/p><p>The pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary injunc\u00adtion pro\u00adce\u00addure before the region\u00adal courts is wrong\u00adly under\u00ades\u00adti\u00admat\u00aded. It offers a quick, effec\u00adtive rem\u00ade\u00addy for small\u00ader cas\u00ades, which can be worth sev\u00ader\u00adal mil\u00adlion euros in the con\u00adstruc\u00adtion sec\u00adtor. How\u00adev\u00ader, clients and bid\u00adders must be care\u00adful: Lawyers are manda\u00adto\u00adry in the region\u00adal courts.  <\/p><p>A com\u00adplaint is always nec\u00ades\u00adsary, even below the EU thresh\u00adolds, despite the lack of statu\u00adto\u00adry reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion. We will file the nec\u00ades\u00adsary com\u00adplaints for you and sub\u00admit the nec\u00ades\u00adsary appli\u00adca\u00adtions to the com\u00adpe\u00adtent court with\u00adout delay. <\/p><p><u>Cas\u00ades:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a demo\u00adli\u00adtion com\u00adpa\u00adny before the Berlin Region\u00adal Court and the Court of Appeal due to vio\u00adla\u00adtions of the anal\u00ado\u00adgous\u00adly applic\u00ada\u00adble VOB\/A, pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary injunc\u00adtion pro\u00adceed\u00adings, val\u00adue \u20ac220,000<\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a road con\u00adstruc\u00adtion com\u00adpa\u00adny before the Region\u00adal Court of Erfurt due to vio\u00adla\u00adtions of the VOB\/A, pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary injunc\u00adtion pro\u00adceed\u00adings, val\u00adue. approx. 100.000 \u20ac <\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a con\u00adsult\u00ading firm due to an unlaw\u00adful nar\u00adrow\u00ading of the suit\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty cri\u00adte\u00adria in the award of a con\u00adsult\u00ading con\u00adtract for the pro\u00adcure\u00adment of large equip\u00adment, pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary injunc\u00adtion pro\u00adceed\u00adings, val\u00adue \u20ac 200,000<\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a paint\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adny before the Region\u00adal Court of Dres\u00adden due to unlaw\u00adful suit\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty require\u00adments and unlaw\u00adful exclu\u00adsion of the offer, pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary injunc\u00adtion pro\u00adceed\u00adings, val\u00adue approx. 84,000 \u20ac<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u><br>Com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion for dam\u00adages<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Fol\u00adlow\u00ading breach\u00ades of pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment law, there may be a vari\u00adety of claims for dam\u00adages, which we enforce on behalf of bid\u00adders and appli\u00adcants. We rep\u00adre\u00adsent pub\u00adlic clients and grant recip\u00adi\u00adents in the event of unjus\u00adti\u00adfied claims. <\/p><p>A typ\u00adi\u00adcal cat\u00ade\u00adgo\u00adry of dam\u00adage is the neg\u00ada\u00adtive inter\u00adest. It is par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly, but not only, rel\u00ade\u00advant after an unlaw\u00adful annul\u00adment. In this case, the bid\u00adder demands to be treat\u00aded as if it had nev\u00ader heard of the pro\u00adcure\u00adment pro\u00adce\u00addure. This is because in this case, the bid\u00adder would not have made any eco\u00adnom\u00adic effort to par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpate in the pro\u00adce\u00addure. It is there\u00adfore par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly impor\u00adtant for con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties to cor\u00adrect\u00adly doc\u00adu\u00adment the deci\u00adsion to can\u00adcel the con\u00adtract as part of their pro\u00adcure\u00adment com\u00adpli\u00adance.    <\/p><p>Anoth\u00ader cat\u00ade\u00adgo\u00adry of dam\u00adages is pos\u00adi\u00adtive inter\u00adest. Unlike in many oth\u00ader Euro\u00adpean Union coun\u00adtries, a bid\u00adder in Ger\u00admany does not have to have con\u00adtest\u00aded a review pro\u00adce\u00addure in order to claim com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion for pos\u00adi\u00adtive inter\u00adest. This puts con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties under mas\u00adsive pres\u00adsure, par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly in the case of deci\u00adsions to exclude first-placed bid\u00adders. They should there\u00adfore not make such deci\u00adsions with\u00adout thor\u00adough exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion. Often, argu\u00adments are made pre\u00adma\u00adture\u00adly on the basis of alleged for\u00admal errors.    <\/p><p><u>Cas\u00ades:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a bypassed bid\u00adder against a statu\u00adto\u00adry health insur\u00adance com\u00adpa\u00adny, claim for dam\u00adages based on the pos\u00adi\u00adtive inter\u00adest, out-of-court set\u00adtle\u00adment for a high five-dig\u00adit amount<\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a law firm that had been ignored in an award pro\u00adce\u00addure, claim for dam\u00adages based on the pos\u00adi\u00adtive inter\u00adest, out-of-court set\u00adtle\u00adment for 95% of the assert\u00aded claim<\/li><li>Numer\u00adous court rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtions aimed at com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion for neg\u00ada\u00adtive inter\u00adests fol\u00adlow\u00ading breach\u00ades of pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment law (e.g. Chem\u00adnitz Region\u00adal Court \u2014 3 S 52\/22; Magde\u00adburg Region\u00adal Court \u2014 10 O 181\/22; Munich High\u00ader Region\u00adal Court \u2014 1 U 1804\/21)<\/li><li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a tow\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adny against a police head\u00adquar\u00adters in the first and sec\u00adond instance (LG Wies\u00adbaden \u2014 9 O 587\/20; OLG Frank\u00adfurt \u2014 11 U 39\/21) Instance (LG Wies\u00adbaden \u2014 9 O 587\/20; OLG Frank\u00adfurt \u2014 11 U 39\/21) to claim dam\u00adages in a five-dig\u00adit amount to com\u00adpen\u00adsate for finan\u00adcial loss\u00ades as a result of an unjus\u00adti\u00adfied block\u00ading of an award.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u><br>Pro\u00adcure\u00adment block<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>If a bid\u00adder is alleged to have com\u00admit\u00adted seri\u00adous mis\u00adcon\u00adduct or to have per\u00adformed a pre\u00advi\u00adous con\u00adtract poor\u00adly, this can lead to an award ban.<\/p><p>It goes with\u00adout say\u00ading that con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties can\u00adnot impose award restric\u00adtions at will. Instead, they must com\u00adply with strict legal require\u00adments. In par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, they should be famil\u00adiar with the rel\u00ade\u00advant case law and doc\u00adu\u00adment the rea\u00adson for block\u00ading just as care\u00adful\u00adly as their dis\u00adcre\u00adtionary con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions. This means that they should address the pros and cons of block\u00ading the award of con\u00adtracts.   <\/p><p>We sup\u00adport pub\u00adlic con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties in the imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion and doc\u00adu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion of the block\u00ading deci\u00adsion. We also defend their block\u00ading deci\u00adsion both before the review bod\u00adies and before the ordi\u00adnary courts. <\/p><p>For bid\u00adders, we check in advance whether the block\u00ading deci\u00adsion was law\u00adful\u00adly imposed. Some\u00adtimes they should not take action against it \u2014 even if there is a chance of suc\u00adcess on the mer\u00adits \u2014 e.g. because the block\u00ading deci\u00adsion will not be pub\u00adlished in the reg\u00adis\u00adter or because the max\u00adi\u00admum per\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adble block\u00ading peri\u00adod is about to expire. Often, how\u00adev\u00ader, there is no real alter\u00adna\u00adtive to a legal dis\u00adpute, which we will res\u00adolute\u00adly pur\u00adsue on your behalf if there is suf\u00adfi\u00adcient prospect of suc\u00adcess.  <\/p><p><u>Cas\u00ades:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Enforce\u00adment of the lift\u00ading of a pro\u00adcure\u00adment ban due to an alleged breach of trust<\/li><li>Enforce\u00adment of the lift\u00ading of a pro\u00adcure\u00adment ban fol\u00adlow\u00ading vio\u00adla\u00adtions of the right of res\u00adi\u00addence<\/li><li>Enforce\u00adment of the lift\u00ading of a pro\u00adcure\u00adment ban fol\u00adlow\u00ading an inves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adtion into bod\u00adi\u00adly injury<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u><br>Con\u00adtract adjust\u00adment, ter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion, defect and sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adtary dis\u00adpute pro\u00adceed\u00adings<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>We rep\u00adre\u00adsent clients and con\u00adtrac\u00adtors as well as main con\u00adtrac\u00adtors and sub\u00adcon\u00adtrac\u00adtors in dis\u00adputes con\u00adcern\u00ading their con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal rights and oblig\u00ada\u00adtions aris\u00ading from pub\u00adlic con\u00adtracts and sub\u00adcon\u00adtrac\u00adtor agree\u00adments. This can be a dis\u00adpute over defects or a dis\u00adpute over a delay in per\u00adfor\u00admance. Often it is sim\u00adply a mat\u00adter of con\u00adtract adjust\u00adment or remu\u00adner\u00ada\u00adtion claims.  <\/p><p>In addi\u00adtion to tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion in con\u00adstruc\u00adtion law, we are also active in more unusu\u00adal areas of con\u00adtract law, e.g. in the secu\u00adri\u00adty and safe\u00adty indus\u00adtry, in build\u00ading clean\u00ading or in rela\u00adtion to nation\u00adal defense.<\/p><p><u>Cas\u00ades:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Out-of-court rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of a secu\u00adri\u00adty ser\u00advice provider due to alleged vio\u00adla\u00adtions of con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00advi\u00adsions and the ArbZG, val\u00adue approx. 82,000 euros<\/li><li>Out-of-court rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion due to a tar\u00adiff adjust\u00adment, val\u00adue approx. 81,000 euros<\/li><li>Legal rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion due to a tar\u00adiff adjust\u00adment, val\u00adue 105,000 euros<\/li><li>Sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion of a secu\u00adri\u00adty com\u00adpa\u00adny from a sub\u00adcon\u00adtrac\u00adtor con\u00adtract in the Rhine-Main area<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u><br>Com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion law dis\u00adputes<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>In the bat\u00adtle for pub\u00adlic con\u00adtracts, com\u00adpeti\u00adtors some\u00adtimes act unfair\u00adly. The pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment review bod\u00adies offer only imper\u00adfect pro\u00adtec\u00adtion here, as they only review the vio\u00adla\u00adtion of bid\u00adder-pro\u00adtect\u00ading rights in the award pro\u00adce\u00addure. This is not the case with the civ\u00adil courts, which ensure com\u00adpli\u00adance with the law against unfair com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion in response to cor\u00adre\u00adspond\u00ading appli\u00adca\u00adtions. We take action on behalf of bid\u00adders and appli\u00adcants against unfair mar\u00adket manip\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion mea\u00adsures. Typ\u00adi\u00adcal cas\u00ades include unlaw\u00adful attempts to poach employ\u00adees, mis\u00adlead\u00ading infor\u00adma\u00adtion to the pub\u00adlic sec\u00adtor, for exam\u00adple regard\u00ading alleged unique sell\u00ading points, or breach\u00ades of applic\u00ada\u00adble law when apply\u00ading for pub\u00adlic con\u00adtracts or in the course of their exe\u00adcu\u00adtion.    <\/p><p><u>Cas\u00ades:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>KG \u2014 5 U 9\/22 (mis\u00adlead\u00ading infor\u00adma\u00adtion about alleged unique sell\u00ading propo\u00adsi\u00adtion when plac\u00ading a direct order)<\/li><li>Magde\u00adburg Region\u00adal Court \u2014 7 O 1109\/21 (vio\u00adla\u00adtion of the Legal Ser\u00advices Act when apply\u00ading for a pub\u00adlic con\u00adtract)<\/li><li>LG Franken\u00adthal \u2014 6 O 248\/16 (vio\u00adla\u00adtion of phar\u00adma\u00adceu\u00adti\u00adcal and phar\u00adma\u00adcy law require\u00adments in the exe\u00adcu\u00adtion of a pub\u00adlic con\u00adtract)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d404b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d404b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Price adjust\u00adment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Price changes dur\u00ading the term of a con\u00adtract are a fre\u00adquent point of con\u00adtention, espe\u00adcial\u00adly in the case of longer-term con\u00adtracts or changes in mar\u00adket con\u00addi\u00adtions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For clients<\/strong>: Defense against unjus\u00adti\u00adfied price adjust\u00adment claims that are not cov\u00adered by the con\u00adtract and ensur\u00ading that con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly agreed prices are adhered to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For con\u00adtrac\u00adtors<\/strong>: Enforce\u00adment of price adjust\u00adments if con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly stip\u00adu\u00adlat\u00aded price adjust\u00adment claus\u00ades apply or excep\u00adtion\u00adal cir\u00adcum\u00adstances arise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br>Poor per\u00adfor\u00admance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the con\u00adtrac\u00adtor fails to pro\u00advide the agreed ser\u00advice prop\u00ader\u00adly, numer\u00adous legal and prac\u00adti\u00adcal chal\u00adlenges arise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For clients<\/strong>: Enforce\u00adment of war\u00adran\u00adty claims, con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal penal\u00adties or com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion for dam\u00adages in the event of defec\u00adtive per\u00adfor\u00admance. We also advise on the ques\u00adtion of whether and under what con\u00addi\u00adtions it is pos\u00adsi\u00adble to with\u00addraw from or ter\u00admi\u00adnate the con\u00adtract. <\/li>\n<li><strong>For con\u00adtrac\u00adtors<\/strong>: Defense against unjus\u00adti\u00adfied com\u00adplaints or claims for dam\u00adages and enforce\u00adment of claims for rec\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion or replace\u00adment deliv\u00adery, if con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly agreed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br>Refusal to pay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dis\u00adputes about pay\u00adment are among the most fre\u00adquent con\u00adflicts that reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly arise in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with dis\u00adputes about poor per\u00adfor\u00admance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For clients<\/strong>: Check\u00ading objec\u00adtions to pay\u00adment claims, for exam\u00adple in the event of non-con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal per\u00adfor\u00admance, and legal\u00adly secure reten\u00adtion of pay\u00adments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For con\u00adtrac\u00adtors<\/strong>: Enforce\u00adment of pay\u00adment claims, includ\u00ading through legal action, and defense against rights of reten\u00adtion or unjus\u00adti\u00adfied reduc\u00adtions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>abante Nul\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adceed\u00adings We rep\u00adre\u00adsent con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties as well as bid\u00adders and appli\u00adcants in nul\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adceed\u00adings before all pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment tri\u00adbunals and OLG sen\u00adates. We exam\u00adine the admis\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty of the de fac\u00adto award for bid\u00adders who have been passed over. 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