Forum Connemara Ltd -v- Galway County Local Community Development Committee [2016] IECA 397 (21 December 2016)

Forum Connemara Ltd -v- Galway County Local Community Development Committee [2016] IECA 397 (21 December 2016)

The statutory stay under S.I. 130/2010 does not extend beyond the High Court; the balance of convenience and justice strongly favour refusing a further stay as the successful tenderer has been excluded from providing the service for most of the contract period.

Citation
[2016] IECA 397
Parties
Applicant/appellant: Forum Connemara Limited; Respondent: Galway County Local Community Development Committee
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
21 December 2016
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review Appeal / Application for Stay Pending Appeal
Outcome
Application for stay refused
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Judicial Review, Public Contracts, Balance of Convenience

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Parties

Forum Connemara Limited

Applicant/appellant

Galway County Local Community Development Committee

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review Appeal / Application for Stay Pending Appeal

  1. 1 Whether a stay on the implementation of the procurement decision should be granted pending appeal
  2. 2 Interpretation of Article 8 of S.I. 130/2010 regarding automatic suspension

Ratio Decidendi

The statutory stay under S.I. 130/2010 does not extend beyond the High Court; the balance of convenience and justice strongly favour refusing a further stay as the successful tenderer has been excluded from providing the service for most of the contract period.

Court Disposition

Application for stay refused

Orders

  • Refusal of application for stay on implementation of procurement decision