Recent Judgments of the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Field of Public Procurement Law

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Year: 2023

Speaker

Mr Damjan Kukovec obtained a law degree at the Faculty of Law of the Univerza v Ljubljani (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) in 2001 and a master’s degree in law at Harvard Law School (United States) in 2002. He studied for a doctorate at that university, and defended his thesis there in 2015. In 2002, he began his professional career as a judicial trainee at the Višje sodišče v Ljubljani (Court of Appeal, Ljubljana, Slovenia) and held that position until 2004. During 2004, he was a lawyer at the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Freetown, Sierra Leone) and at the Ustavno sodišče (Constitutional Court, Slovenia).

In 2005, Mr Kukovec joined the Court of Justice of the European Union as a lawyer before joining the Legal Service of the European Commission from 2006 to 2018. In 2006, he passed the Slovenian state bar exam. At the same time, Mr Kukovec dedicated himself to an academic career, mostly in the field of EU law. Between 2011 and 2013, he taught global law at Harvard Law School and at its Institute for Global Law and Policy. He subsequently taught at several universities of law worldwide. From 2018, Mr Kukovec was also a senior lecturer in law and Associate Director of the PhD programme at Middlesex University in London (United Kingdom).

Mr Kukovec was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 13 January 2022.

Topic

In this e-presentation, a thorough examination is undertaken to dissect and analyze the noteworthy judgments pronounced by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) within the realm of public procurement law. The temporal scope of scrutiny spans from April 2022 to March 2023, encapsulating a pivotal period marked by judicial decisions that have significantly shaped the landscape of public procurement practices.

One pivotal theme explored in the e-presentation revolves around the participation of groups of undertakings in the intricate web of the procurement procedure. Delving into recent CJEU jurisprudence, the presentation sheds light on the evolving dynamics and legal intricacies surrounding the involvement of business entities in joint endeavors...