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Lexis®PSL Public Law monthly highlights—September 2015

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Published on: 30 September 2015
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Table of contents

  • Lexis®PSL Public Law launches Monthly Highlights
  • Headlines (News updates & analysis)
  • Judicial review—Responses to government consultation on reform of judicial review: Proposals for the provision and use of financial information
  • Human Rights—Assessing arbitrary detention
  • Equality—Public sector equality duty: a retrospective
  • Equality—Safeguarding the public sector equality duty
  • Freedom of information—Freedom of information battles data protection
  • EU law—The future of the Schengen Agreement
  • Public procurement—Transposing the EU Procurement Directives: Concessions Contracts Regulations
  • Public procurement—Transposing the EU Procurement Directives: Utilities Contracts Regulations

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Article summary

September 2015 highlights from the Lexis®PSL Public Law team, including selected news updates and analysis concerning recent case law, legislation, consultations, reports, opinions and investigations. This month’s highlights include updates on the following topics: (1) Judicial Review, (2) Equality, (3) Human Rights, (4) Data Protection, (5) Freedom of Information, (6) EU law, (7) Public Procurement, as well as details of new and updated materials available on Lexis®PSL Public Law, Lexis®Library and Lexis®Webinars.

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