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What does FIA mean? In legal practice, FIA refers to the futures Industry Association, a global trade association for the futures, options and centrally cleared derivatives markets (including cleared swaps). It is not a term defined in legislation or case law; it is an industry shorthand used across transactional, regulatory and contentious contexts. UK and Irish lawyers most often encounter FIA through its widely used standard-form documentation (for example, give-up agreements, execution and clearing terms, and FIA–ISDA templates for cleared derivatives), market guidance and policy advocacy. Many FIA templates are offered in English law and New York law versions and are routinely used...

Public contracts and freedom of information: scope, key exemptions, contractor-held information, procurement rules and transparency by design

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On 1 August 2023, the Cabinet Office unveiled three new collections of standard contract documents, comprising updated templates and accompanying guidance for the government’s Model Services Contract, Mid-Tier Contract and Short Form Contract. Further direction on adopting these standards is provided in a supplementary Procurement Policy Note (PPN). PPN 08/23: Using Standard Contracts applies to central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies, all of which have been urged to implement the standard contract forms ‘as soon as practicable’. Other public sector organisations are also encouraged to follow the approach set out in PPN 08/23, recommending the use of the standard contracts for all relevant procurements, rather than using bespoke contracts, unless there is an existing government framework or an industry standard contract already in place (for example, for construction projects). Where appropriate, adopting the standard contracts aligns with guidance contained in the Sourcing Playbook. We are reviewing this content accordingly. In the meantime, for more information, see: Cabinet Office urges adoption of updated standard contract templates and guidance, LNB News 02/08/2023 53. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) confers a general right of access to information held by a Public authority. By virtue of...

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Susan Wolf

Susan Wolf was formerly a Principal Law lecturer at the Northumbria University School of Law, where she taught law for 26 years. During this time Susan developed the LLM in Information Rights Law and Practice and the Postgraduate Certificate in Data Protection Law at the University. Susan taught on the LLM for 11 years and taught over 350 information rights practitioners, including Information Rights Tribunal members and ICO staff. Susan has delivered training and conference papers nationally and internationally in the field of FOIA 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. She wrote the Law Society Handbook on Environmental Information and was a contributor for the Law Society’s Information Sharing Handbook. Susan was also the co-author of Wolf & Stanley on Environmental Law which went into its sixth edition. After leaving the University in 2017 Susan became a consultant at Act Now Training where she...

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